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Age-specific mortality rate |
Total number of deaths from all causes among individuals in a specific age category |
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Attack Rate |
Number of new cases that develop per the number in a healthy population at risk at the start of the period. Usually reserved for disease outbreaks (type of CI) |
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Cause-specific mortality |
Number of deaths from a specific cause per 100,000 per year |
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Crude Mortality |
Total number of deaths from all causes per 100,000 population per year |
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Infant mortality rate |
Number of deaths of infants less than one year of age per 1000 livebirths per year |
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Determinants |
Risk factors that can lead to or protect against disease. Can be: - molecular/genetic - individual - interpersonal - physical - community - social/cultural/economic - structural levels |
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Rate Difference |
Difference between two measures of disease frequency, on which absolute comparison is based |
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Epidemiology |
The study of the distribution and determinants of the frequency of health-related states/events in specified populations, and the application of this study to the control of health problems |
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Morbidity Rate |
Number of existing or new cases of a particular disease or condition per 100 population |
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Person-time |
- Accrued only among candidates for the disease. - Person contributes time to the denominator of incidence rate only until he or she is diagnosed with the disease. - Only accrued when person is being followed |
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Type of population (dynamic/open) |
Membership is based on a condition and is transitory |
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Type of population (fixed) |
Membership is based on an event and is permanent |
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Years of Potential life lost |
Number of years that an individual was expected to live beyond his or her death |
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Age-standardized / age-adjusted rates |
Method in which rates in each state are summarized in a single number that adjusts for the age differences between the populations Uses some standard weight, which should be provided to us (usually the age weights of both populations in question combined) |
