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YEAR
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
TOTAL
CASES
250
650
1150
2000
3300
a) What was the prevalence of high blood pressure among women at age 55?
1150/15,000
=0.076
=7.6% of women had HBP @ age 55 years
b) How many women were at risk of developing high blood pressure after
the first tests were completed in 2000?
15,000-250=14750 women were at risk after the first tests; 250
already had HBP
c) What was the incidence of high blood pressure in this population of
women? Is this a cumulative incidence or an incidence rate? Why?
CI=3300/15,000
=.22
=22%
2. In a community with a population of 25,000 people, 36 develop
diabetes during a 1 year period. What was the incidence rate of
diabetes in the community?
Incidence rate = (36/25,000) * 105 = 144 cases per 100,000
cases per year
3.
Day
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Cases
0
0
1
5
10
10
5
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
Cases
0
0
5
15
15
25
40
50
25
20
5
0
200
Lost to Follow Up
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
10
20
20
10
10
80
Immune
0
0
0
0
20
50
50
100
100
50
0
0
370