A study on diabetes begins with one thousand 40 to 45-year-old men of which 60 are already diabetic. The remaining 940 men are followed for 5 years during which time 75 men develop diabetes. Calculate the prevalence of diabetes at the start of the study. Please express the answer in a percentage to 2 decimal places without the % symbol. For example, for a prevalence of 0.025 or 2.5%, enter the number 2.50. No other text is required.
Answers
Answer:
Risk factors underlying the development and progression of some of the less well-recognised complications of type 2 diabetes, including cognitive impairment and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, are poorly understood. The Edinburgh Type 2 Diabetes Study was established in 2006 in order to investigate the role of potential risk factors in these complications, as well as to further investigate mechanisms underlying the development and progression of micro and macrovascular disease in type 2 diabetes.
Answer:
6.00
Explanation:
First of all we want to know the fact that "Prevalence" is an epidemiological term used in the measurement of frequency.
PREVALENCE= NUMBER OF PEOPLE WITH DISEASE / TOTAL NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS IN A POPULATION
Here,
Number of diseased people at the start of study = 60
Total Number of Population = 1000
Therefore, Prevalence = 60/1000 = 0.06
Percentile of Prevalence = 0.06 × 100 = 6.00