Prevalence Flashcards
PA prevalence and trends
All-cost mortality
Death from any cause
Effect size
The size of the difference between two or more groups or conditions
Epidemiology
The study of distribution and determinants of a health related events or state in a population. This study can allow for control of health conditions
Exposure
The dose to a specific risk factor (level and duration)
Confounding Variable
A variable which MISDIRECTS the true effect
Dose response
The relationship between the level of exposure and disease response
Generalisability
The extent in which the results apply to different populations
Incidence
The new cases of conditions developing in a population
Health status
Disease specific quality of life
MET
Metabolic Equivalent of Task
A measure of energy cost of physical activities.
(rest metabolic rate; O2 uptake of 3.5ml kg-1 min-1)
Prevalence
The number of cases of a disease in a population at a given time
Population-attributional risk
The incidence of a disease in a population attributional to a population specific characteristic
Relative risk
The ratio of occurrence of a disease among exposed people compared to non exposed
Primary care
First level health contact (eg NHS)
Secondary prevention
Decrease in risk mortality and mobility in patients with existing disease
Sedentary behaviour
<1.5 MET Resting behaviour
Physical Activity
Any bodily movement using skeletal muscles and using energy
Syndrome
A group of symptoms occurring together to produce a pattern typical of a given disease
Exercise
Exercise is a subset of PA that is structured, planned and repetitive and has a final objective of the improvement or maintenance of PA
Moderate Intensity PA (METs)
3-6 METs
Vigorous Intensity PA
6< METs
PA Guidelines: Adults (18-64)
150< Mins of moderate PA (in at least 10 min bouts) / week
2/3+ of the days should include strengthening exercises
PA Guidelines: Children (5-17)
60 mins of moderate to vigorous exercise daily
Activities which include muscle and bone strengthening 3X a week
PA Guidelines: Older Adults
150< mins of moderate exercise (minimum bout of 10mins) / week
PA which include balance exercises on 3+ days of the week
Muscle strengthening activities on major muscle groups to be done on2+ days of the week
