DIET3050 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Relative Risk, Selection Bias, World Health Organization

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Distribution concerned with population trends or patterns of disease or exposure to a specific agent among groups of people. Determinants - the causes and factors that affect the risk of disease. Risk the likelihood that people who are without a disease. Risk factors clinically important signs associated with an increased likelihood of acquiring a disease. Relative risk (rr) a comparison of the risk of some healthy-related event, such as disease or death, in two groups. Incidence the number of new cases of a disease during a specific period in a defined population. Prevalence the fraction or proportion of a group possessing a disease or condition at a specific time. Cohort a well-defined group of people who are studied over a period to determine their incidence of disease, injury, or death. Prospective something or someone concerning to the future. Retrospective looking or dealing with the past event/situation.

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