Question

1. Indicate whether the following is an incidence proportion, incidence rate, prevalence.

1. Incidence proportion/ Cumulative incidence
2. Incidence rate / incidence density
3. Prevalence

number of women in town of Framingham who reported having heart disease in recent health survey /

estimated number of women residents of Framingham during same period

      number of women in Framingham Study who have died through last year from heart disease /

number of person-years contributed through last year by women initially enrolled in Framingham Study

3. __

number of women in Framingham Study who have died through last year from heart disease /

number of women initially enrolled in Framingham Study

4. __

      number of women in Framingham Study newly diagnosed with heart disease last year /

number of women in Framingham Study without heart disease at beginning of same year

5. __

number of women in State A newly diagnosed with heart disease in 2004 /

estimated number of women living in State A on July 1, 2004

6. __          

estimated number of women smokers in State A according to 2004 Behavioral Risk Factor Survey /

estimated number of women living in State A on July 1, 2004

Answer 1