Which type of measure of disease frequency best describes each of the following

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Which type of measure of disease frequency best describes each of the following scenarios?

Percentage of students enrolled in a college who developed influenza during the spring semester of 2012.

Percentage of students enrolled in an epidemiology class who had sore throats on the first day of class.

Percent of breast cancer patients who underwent mastectomy during 2012.

Percent of men found to have high blood pressure at their yearly physical.

Number of newly-diagnosed cases of AIDS in a year per 100,000 persons.

Percent of infants born with spina bifida out of 1,000 liveborn infants.

Percent of drivers found to be legally drunk at the time of their car accident.

Which type of measure of disease frequency best describes each of the following scenarios?

Percentage of students enrolled in a college who developed influenza during the spring semester of 2012?

Incidence proportion.

Percent of breast cancer patients who underwent mastectomy during 2012.

Cumulative incidence.

Percent of men found to have high blood pressure at their yearly physical.

Incidence rate.

Number of newly-diagnosed cases of AIDS in a year per 100,000 persons.

Incidence rate.

Percent of infants born with spina bifida out of 1,000 liveborn infants.

Prevalence rate.

Percent of drivers found to be legally drunk at the time of their car accident.

Incidence rate.

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