BE-LAB 100: PRELIMS PRACTICE EXERCISE ASSIGNMENT

Epidemiological Data Measurements

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Case Study #1: Look at the following table describing a 5-year study of a population of 5 patients. We are following these 5 hea
Person- Incidence
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 years density
Patient 1 Healthy Healthy Healthy No data No data 3 15.38% or 15.3846
Patient 2 Healthy ‘A’ Healthy Healthy Healthy 1
Patient 3 Healthy Healthy Healthy Healthy Healthy 5
Patient 4 Healthy Healthy Healthy ‘A’ Healthy 3
Patient 5 Healthy Died 1
Total 13
A.      What is the total number of person-years of healthy time for this population over the entire follow-up perio
B.      Calculate the incidence density for the entire follow-up period.

Case Study #2:

Compute using direct standardization.

RATEBORO UNITED STATES Answers

Age Age-
Group Observed Age- Observed
Populati Populati Specific
No. of Specific No. of
on on Death
Deaths Death Rate Deaths
Rate
18-34 900 6 0.00666667 60,000 9 0.00015 A. 2,200
35-59 800 3 0.00375 45,000 270 0.006 B. 46
60-74 300 15 0.05 20,000 600 0.03 BB. 2.09%
75+ 200 22 0.11 140,000 1500 0.010714 C. 0.01%
Total 2200 46 265,000 2379 D. 0.00%
Crude Death Rate 0.02090909 0.00897736 E. 0.05%

RATEBORO UNITED STATES

Age Age-
Group Standard Expected Age- Standard Expected
Specific
Populati No. of Specific Populati No. of
Death
on Deaths Death Rate on Deaths
Rate
18-34 60,900 609 0.01 60,900 0 0 M. 60,900
35-59 45,800 0 0 45,800 458 0.01 N. 45,800
60-74 20,300 1,015 0.05 20,300 609 0.03 O. 20,300
75+ 140,200 15,422 0.11 140,200 1,402 0.01 P. 140,200
Total 267,200 17,046 267,200 2,469 Q. 267,200
 Age-adjusted
6.37949102 0.92402695
Crude Death Rate R. 609

Case Study #3:

In 2006, Australia had an estimated population of 20,264,082 at midyear. There were 245,195 recorded live births a

Age group Males Females

25-34 550 236
35-44 943 532
45-54 1681 1067
55-64 3418 2251
65+ 10835 8885

a.      Calculate the birth rate for Australia in 2006. Crude Birth rate
12.10%
b.      Calculate the crude death rate for Australia in 2006Crude Death Rate
7.50%
c.       Assume that there were 1,459,013 men aged 65 and older in Australia in 2006. Calculate t
Answer 158084.06

Case Study #4:

Midyear
Populatio 535,614
n Post neonatal mortality Maternal Mortality Rate
No. of live
252,865
births 56.17% 3582.15%
No. of
infant 36,369
deaths
No. of
neonatal 23,485
deaths
No. of
post
12,884
neonatal
deaths
No. of
10,485
stillbirths
No. of
deaths to
6,789
infants <7
days old
No. of
pregnanc
9,058
y related
deaths
 A.      Compute for the Post-neonatal mortality rate and Maternal mortality rate.

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nts. We are following these 5 healthy patients, as we would like to analyze the incidence of disease ‘A’.

or 15.3846

n over the entire follow-up period? 13 Person-years

15 per 100 persons per year

F. 0.11% L. 0.01%
G. 265,000 CC. 0.90%
BB. 2.09% H. 2,379
I. 0.00%
J. 0.01%
K. 0.03%

M. 60,900 S. 0 Y. 609
T. 1,015 Z. 1,402
U. 15,422 AA. 2,469
P. 140,200 V. 17,046 DD. 6.38%
Q. 267,200 W. 0 EE. 0.92%
 X. 458

245,195 recorded live births and 151,981 recorded deaths in 2006. An estimate of the age-specific death rates per 100,000 pop

Australia in 2006. Calculate the expected number of deaths among males aged 65 and older in 2006, based on the estimates d

Mortality Rate
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c death rates per 100,000 population are shown below for the Australian population (derived from actual 2000-2004 figures):

006, based on the estimates derived from the 2000-2004 rates in the table above.
m actual 2000-2004 figures):