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prevalence
(redirected from Lifetime prevalence)

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prev·a·lence  (prv-lns)
n.
1. The condition of being prevalent.
2. Medicine The total number of cases of a disease in a given population at a specific time.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.prevalence - the quality of prevailing generally; being widespread; "he was surprised by the prevalence of optimism about the future"
generality - the quality of being general or widespread or having general applicability
currency - general acceptance or use; "the currency of ideas"
2.prevalence - (epidemiology) the ratio (for a given time period) of the number of occurrences of a disease or event to the number of units at risk in the population
epidemiology - the branch of medical science dealing with the transmission and control of disease
ratio - the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
3.prevalence - a superiority in numbers or amount; "a preponderance of evidence against the defendant"
number, figure - the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals; "he had a number of chores to do"; "the number of parameters is small"; "the figure was about a thousand"

prevalence
noun commonness, frequency, regularity, currency, universality, ubiquity, common occurrence, pervasiveness, extensiveness, widespread presence, rampancy, rifeness the prevalence of asthma in Britain and Western Europe
Translations
prevalence [ˈprevələns] N
1. (= dominance) → predominio m
2. (= frequency) → frecuencia f
prevalence [ˈprɛvələns] n [illness, condition] → prévalence f
prevalence
n (= widespread occurrence)Vorherrschen nt, → weite Verbreitung; (of crime, disease)Häufigkeit f; (of fashion, style)Beliebtheit f
prevalence [ˈprɛvələns] n (of crime, customs, attitude) → larga diffusione f; (of conditions) → prevalere m


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Among 32-year-old New Zealanders, Moffitt and her colleagues find lifetime prevalence rates of 50 percent for anxiety disorders, 41 percent for depression, 32 percent for alcohol dependence and 18 percent for marijuana dependence.
The reported lifetime prevalence of spinal pain in adolescence varies between 32% and 64% (Goodgold et al 2002, Negrini 2000), and adolescent spinal pain has been linked to adult spinal pain (Harreby et al 1995).
Overall, studies of female veterans estimate the lifetime prevalence of PTSD at 27 percent, nearly two-thirds higher than the 10 to 12 percent seen in the general population.
 
 
 
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