During 2005, the following statistics were reported regarding the frequency of d

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During 2005, the following statistics were reported regarding the frequency of diabetes, ulcers, kidney disease, and liver disease:

Diabetes 7% of adults had ever been told by their doctor that they had diabetes
Ulcers 7% had ever been told by their doctor that they had an ulcer
Kidney 2% had been told in the past 12 months that they had kidney disease
Liver 1% had been told in the past 12 months that they had liver disease

Which of the foregoing statistics were stated as incidence data and which as previous data?

Explanation / Answer

The data containing statistics like "had ever been" os stuff like that are regarded as previous data, or the data, which had been occured already. In the question, you may say that, data related to Diabetes, Ulcers is previous data. On the other hand, the data containing statitistical report of the recent past, in a continuous way, i.e., even continue till now, or still prevailing, is termed as incidence data, which could be whether glad enough to see or alarming as it relates to the current period of time, or the data of the evaluation for the present conditions. In the given condition, data related to Kidney and Lever diseases is, could be termed as incidence data. You may also come to the main theme, through the fact, that incidence literally relates to incident, implying the present condition.

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