Prevalence

Prevalence: The proportion of individuals in a population having a disease. Prevalence is a statistical concept referring to the number of cases of a disease that are present in a particular population at a given time.
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Prevalence
In the general population, adjustment disorders are thought to be common, though prevalence rates vary by population studied.
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Prevalence
Gout is the second most common inflammatory arthritic condition in older adults. Based on self-reports, gout is estimated to affect about 2.1 million Americans (1.56 million men and 550,000 women).
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Prevalence of Self-Reported Arthritis or Chronic Joint Symptoms Among Adults --- United States, 2001 MMWR October 25, 2002. 51(42);948-950.
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Prevalence Number of existing cases relative to time.
Propensity A greater risk for developing a disease.
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PREVALENCE: A measure of the proportion of people in a population affected with a particular disease at a given time.
PRIMARY ENDPOINT: See Endpoint.
PRIMARY HIV INFECTION: See Acute HIV Infection.
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The prevalence of BV in pregnant women is similar to that in the general population.
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The prevalence of iron deficiency anemia is highest in children and women of childbearing age (particularly pregnant women). In pregnant women, iron deficiency increases the risk for a preterm delivery and delivering a low-birthweight baby.
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The prevalence of Tourette syndrome is estimated at 2% of the general population. This may be a conservative estimate, since many people with very mild tics may be unaware of them and never seek medical attention.
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The prevalence of atopic dermatitis has been increasing over the last few decades, possibly due to environmental and lifestyle changes. 1
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The prevalence of primary open-angle glaucoma may differ between races. Some studies have found that the average intraocular pressure in blacks is higher than in whites, while other studies have found no difference.
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Source: Prevalence of self-reported hand eczema and skin symptoms associated with dental materials among Swedish dentists.
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The exact prevalence of mild cognitive impairment in the population is difficult to determine, but some estimates are as high as 20 percent of the nondemented population over age 65.
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Despite the prevalence of both psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, the potential severity of both conditions is often overlooked, and both diseases are commonly misunderstood even by the people who experience them.
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Incidence and Prevalence
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 23,000 cases of Lyme disease occur each year in the United States.
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Despite the high prevalence of this disorder and the tendency for any aneurysm to enlarge with time, the frequency of bleeding from them is actually rather low -- about ten per 100,000 population.
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The prevalence of stone-forming disease rose from 3.8 percent in the late 1970s to 5.2 percent in the late 1980s and early 1990s. White Americans are more prone to develop kidney stones than African Americans. Stones occur more frequently in men.
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Researchers have discovered a new prevalence in TS of one in 100 people. TS may be inherited or may appear from nowhere, when it's called 'sporadic TS'.
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Prevalence and incidence of asthma related to waist circumference and BMI in a Swedish community sample. Respir Med 2004;98:1109-1116.
House of Commons Health Committee. Obesity - Third report of Session 2003-4. Volume 1.
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The lifetime prevalence worldwide has been estimated to be just under 1%, and the disorder affects 1.5 to 2 million people in the United States alone.
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"There is suggestive evidence for an association between prevalence of hypertension and aircraft noise," writes Dr. Sam Pattenden, an environmental epidemiologist at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, in an accompanying editorial.
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The prevalence may be as high as 35% among infertile women. Although endometriosis is typically diagnosed between the ages of 25 and 35, the problem probably begins about the time that regular menstruation begins.
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Hemangiomas are present in 62 out of every 1,000 newborns. At the age of 1 year, the prevalence is 120 per 1,000 children. Overall, females are more often affected than males.
What should I do if my child has a hemangioma or vascular malformation?
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(palivizumab; previously MEDI-493) A humanized respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) monoclonal antibody for the prevention of RSV in infants and children; delivery is via monthly intramuscular injections at 15 mg/kg during months of high RSV prevalence ...
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