The nurse is comparing populations with different distributions of obesity. Which rate will be helpful in making a comparison of heart disease mortality?
A) Crude rate
B) Specific rate
C) Adjusted rate
D) Incidence rate
Ans: C
The adjusted rate is a summary measure in which statistical procedures remove the effect of differences in the composition of the various populations. Rates computed for a population as a whole are crude rates. Rates calculated for subgroups are specific rates. Incidence rates measure those exposed and not exposed to a suspected factor.
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