prevalence rate
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prevalence
noun[U]
uk/ˈprev.əl.əns/us/ˈprev.əl.əns/
the fact that something is very common or ...
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rate
noun[C]
uk/reɪt/us/reɪt/
the speed at which something happens or changes, or the amount or number of times it happens or changes in a ...
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Theprevalenceratevaried between 31 and 34/100,000 livebirth.
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Thus, theprevalenceratemay indeed reflect the regional origin of the animals.
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Theprevalencerateof schizophrenia has been estimated by many workers in different countries.
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If theprevalenceratewere 0.1%, there would be a 0.4% chance.
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The highestprevalencerateis found between the ages of 35 and 44 years.
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Theprevalencerateat births was 6.64/1,000 live-born infants.
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All these studies have proved beyond doubt that theprevalencerateof schizophrenia has not increased.
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Theprevalenceratein our study reflects severe clinically-significant psychological problems.
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In the remaining years, theprevalencerateof congenital cardiac defects fluctuated around the mean value.
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Prevalenceratein humans averaged 5 % (65/1312) and was significantly higher in females than in males.
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There was no statistically significant difference in theprevalencerateof complications (15.7%, 14.8% and 13.1%) between the three conditions.
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Endometriosis is also the primary cause of infertility in women, with theprevalencerateranging from 20% to 50%.
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With regard to somatoform disorders, only the upper social class has a lowerprevalenceratethan the low social class.
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Thisprevalencerateappears to be higher than those reported in other studies conducted on persons professionally exposed to cattle.
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Psychiatric co-morbidity was present in just over half of the depressed patients, about the sameprevalencerateas chronic somatic comorbidity.
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A constantprevalenceratein the face of reduced fecundity has caused some to argue that an evolutionary advantage exists in unaffected relatives.
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Theprevalencerateof congenital heart disease at birth was computed for the entire region, and a contingency table was compiled of frequency of diagnosis.
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When the use of traditional methods is considered, theprevalencerateis higher for land owners (8-5%) than for the land-less (6-1%).
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These findings are consistent with community prevalence studies that show a higherprevalencerateof anxiety disorders in females than males.
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In the absence of a gold standard for diagnosis of major depression it is not possible to compute an exactprevalenceratefor this condition.
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Theprevalencerateof infection among animals in the high endemic locality was significantly higher than in the low endemic locality.
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Following quality checks in the data, the monthlyprevalenceratewas calculated from the number of cases, as per the case definition.
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They attribute this highprevalencerateto late identification of these children as struggling learners, beyond the period in which the benefits of early treatment can be realized.
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In our study, we attempted to exclude patients who presented a psychopathology prior to the injury and thus this attempt may explain the lowerprevalencerateobserved.
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