Vital Stats Flashcards

1
Q

people afflicted with a
disease

A

Cases

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2
Q

the number of events that
occur in a given population in a given
period of time

A

Rate

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3
Q

the
number of live births divided by the
total population

A

Natality (birth) rate

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4
Q

the number of
people who are sick divided by the
total population at risk

A

Morbidity rate

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5
Q

the
number of deaths in a population
divided by the total population

A

Mortality (fatality) rate

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6
Q

those in the
population who are susceptible to a
particular disease or condition

A

Population at risk

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7
Q

the number of
new health-related events or cases
of a disease divided by the total
number in the population at risk

A

Incidence rate

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8
Q

a disease that
lasts 3 months or less

A

Acute disease

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9
Q

an incidence rate
calculated for a particular population
for a single disease outbreak and
expressed as a percentage

A

Attack rate

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10
Q

the number of
new and old cases of a disease in a
population in a given period of time,
divided by the total number in that
population

A

Prevalence rate

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11
Q

a disease or
health condition that lasts longer
than 3 months

A

Chronic disease

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12
Q

a rate in which the
denominator includes the total
population

A

Crude rate

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13
Q

a rate used
to make comparisons across groups
and over time when groups differ in
age structure

A

Age-adjusted rate

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14
Q

Incidence and prevalence rates can be expressed in two forms

A

crude and adjusted

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15
Q

diseases
for which health officials request or
require reporting for public health
reasons

A

Notifiable diseases

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16
Q

the electronic
reporting system used by state
health departments and the CDC

A

National Electronic
Telecommunications
System (NETS)

17
Q

Which statement is correct?
It is often difficult to precisely measure the level of wellness or, for that matter, ill health. On the other hand, death can be clearly defined

A

All statements are correct

18
Q

the average
number of years a person from a
specific cohort is projected to live
from a given point in time

A

Life expectancy

19
Q

the number of years lost
when death occurs before the age
of 65 or 75

A

Years of potential life lost
(YPLL)

20
Q

is calculated by subtracting a person’s age at death from a predefined, standard
age.

A

Years of potential life lost
(YPLL)

21
Q

a measure for
the burden of disease that takes into
account premature death and loss of
healthy life resulting from disability

A

Disability-adjusted life
years (DALYs)

22
Q

the number of years of healthy life expected,
on average, in a given population

A

Health-adjusted life
expectancy (HALE)

23
Q

sometimes referred to as healthy life expectancy

A

Health-adjusted life expectancy (HALE)

24
Q

consist of original information
collected first hand

A

Primary Data

25
have been collected by someone else, possibly for another purpose.
Secondary Data
26
the enumeration of the population of the United States that is conducted every 10 years
U.S. Census
27
an epidemiological study that describes a disease with respect to person, place, and time
Descriptive study
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a graphic display of the cases of disease according to the time or date of onset of symptoms
Epidemic curve
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a graphic display of a disease where each case can be traced to a single source of exposure
Common source epidemic curve
30
the period between exposure to a disease and the onset of symptoms
Incubation period
31
a type of epidemic where all cases were exposed at the same point in time
Point source epidemic
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a type of epidemic where cases are exposed to a common source over time
Continuous source epidemic
33
an epidemic curve depicting a distribution of cases traceable to multiple sources of exposure
Propagated epidemic curve
34
an epidemiological study aimed at testing hypotheses
Analytic study
35
Risk factors
factors that increase the probability of disease, injury, or death
36
y an analytic, epidemiological study in which the investigator observes the natural course of events, noting exposed and unexposed subjects and disease development
Observational study
37
analytic studies in which the investigator allocates exposure or intervention and follows development of disease
Experimental (interventional) studies
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a blank treatment
Placebo