Questão 3171675

Read this text to answer questions 22 and 23.

There are many health benefits of owning a pet. They can increase opportunities to exercise, get outside, and socialize. Pets can help manage loneliness and depression by giving us companionship. People who have pets have a lower risk of developing heart problems than those without pets, according to researchers at the Baker Medical Research Institute in Melbourne, Australia, who found that pet owners have lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels across the board regardless of their smoking habits, diet, body mass index or income level

(Adapted from: https://www.livescience.com/32746-is-having-a-pet-good-for-your-health-.html)

In the sentence “People who have pets have a lower risk of developing heart problems than those without pets” the word in bold refers to which term