IHD Symposium - A population approach to coronary heart disease (PUBLIC HEALTH)

Question 1

Define Inequality

Answer 1

Difference in health status or outcome is associated with personal or social characteristic

Question 2

What is unwarranted variation

Answer 2

Difference in healthcare that can’t be accounted for demographic

Question 3

What are odds ratios

Answer 3

The odds that an outcome will occur given a particular exposure compared to the odds of outcome occurring in absence of that exposure

Question 4

OR = 1?

Answer 4

Exposure does not affect odds of outcome

Question 5

OR> 1

Answer 5

Exposure associated with higher odds of outcome

Question 6

OR<1?

Answer 6

Exposure associated with lower odds of outcome

Question 7

What social factors can increase risk of heart disease

Answer 7

Social Loneliness and isolation

Question 8

What is Population Attributable Risk (PAF)

Answer 8

Proportion of the incidence of a disease in the exposed and non-exposed population that is due to exposure

Question 9

How have risk factors changed over time

Answer 9

Progressive improvement in risk factors

Question 10

Why is CVD as a cause of death a large contribution to death due to social inequalities in mortalities

Answer 10

Lecture didn’t answer this

Question 11

What is NNT (Number needed to treat)

Answer 11

Measurement of impact of a meddling therapy by estimating the number of patients that need to be treated over a given time period

Question 12

How is NNT calculated

Answer 12

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