Interpretations Flashcards
Sensitivity
In this population, in this place, at this time… Among those that truly have disease Y (name the disease), XX% tested positive based upon the screening test.
Specificity
In this population, in this place, at this time… Among those that truly do not have disease Y, XX% tested negative based upon the screening test.
Positive Predictive Value (PPV):
In this population, in this place, at this time… Among those that tested positive for disease Y based upon the screening test, XX% truly do have the disease.
Negative Predictive Value (NPV) Interpretation
In this population, in this place, at this time… Among those that tested negative for disease Y based upon the screening test, XX% truly do not have the disease.
Point Prevalence
In this population, in this place, at this given time, XX% of the population has disease Y.
Period Prevalence
In this population, in this place, during this period of time, XX% of the population had disease Y.
Cumulative Incidence
In this population, in this place, during this period of time, XX% of the population at risk developed disease Y.
Incidence Rate
In this population, in this place, during this period of time, there were XX new cases of disease Y per ____ person time of follow-up. (specify units of person-time)
Mortality Rate (also called All-Cause Mortality Rate
In this population, in this place, during this period of time, XX% of persons (or XX per _____ persons) died.
Cause Specific Mortality Rate
In this population, in this place, during this period of time, XX% of persons (or XX per _____ persons) died due to cause Y.
Group-Specific Mortality Rate
In this population of Z individuals, in this place, during this period of time, XX% of persons (or XX per _____ persons) died.
Proportionate Mortality
In this population, in this place, during this period of time, XX% of deaths were due to cause Y.
Case Fatality “Rate”
Among individuals in this population with disease Y, in this place, during this period of time, XX% of persons died due to disease Y.
