How can we state the type of measure of disease frequency that is given or can b
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How can we state the type of measure of disease frequency that is given or can be calculated from the information provided for the following sets of problems?
a. In 2016, there were 2.626,418 deaths in the United States. That is, there were 823.7 deaths per 100,000 population in the US in 2016.
b. Five years after prostate cancer diagnosis, almost 100% of patients are still alive. After 15 years, almost 95% of patients who had prostate cancer are still alive. how can we measure the disease frequency such as
c. A researcher holds 10 focus groups with 10 graduate students in each to assess the causes stress during post-graduate degree programs. All focus groups were done in the same week. She began by asking if students were experiencing stress at the start of the focus group. In total, 92% claimed to currently feel stress.
d. In 2015, there were 3,977,745 babies born in the US. That is, there were 62.5 babies born per 1,000 women aged 15-44 years of age per year.
e. In 2014, there was an outbreak of Ebola in West Africa. Between Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia, there were 28,616 cases of Ebola. Of all cases, there were 11,310 deaths. Attack rate
Explanation / Answer
(A) In 2016, there were 2.626,418 deaths in the United States. That is, there were 823.7 deaths per 100,000 population in the US in 2016.
The measure of disease frequency used here was "Rate". Rate is used when the numerator includes a case and the denominator will include the total population that are is risk and it will be defined over a period of time. In this statement, total number of deaths which will be in numerator and total population will be in denominator.
(B) Proportions or Percentages
(c) Proportion
(d) Rate
(e) Counts. With the given total cases of Ebola and given number of deaths, proportion of death due to Ebola can be calculated.
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