Which of the following age groups is the most likely to suffer from chronic asthma? Group of answer choices Teenagers The Elderly Children Middle-aged adults
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A study is performed to evaluate asthma in children in a large metropolitan area in the United States. Data on asthma diagnosis are collected from electronic medical records (EMRs). EMRs for 4,200 children younger than 18 years of age are reviewed; 336 had recorded diagnosis of asthma on or before December 31, 2016, and 16 children are newly diagnosed during 2017. What is the incidence of asthma in 2017? 0.0041, or about 4.1 per 1,000 children 0.0038, or about 38 per 10,000 children 0.0476, or about 5 per 100 children Approximately 1 in 20
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Hospital visits: According to the health agency, there were 409,720 hospital visits for asthma-related illnesses in the recent year. The age distribution was as follows: Age Range Number Less than 1 year 7867 1-17 103,043 18-44 79,664 45-64 121,728 65-84 80,654 85 and up 16,764 Total 409,720 (a) What is the probability that an asthma patient is between 1 and 17 years old? The probability that an asthma patient is between 1 and 17 years old is (b) What is the probability that an asthma patient is less than 1 year old? The probability that an asthma patient is less than 1 year old is (c) Using a cutoff of 0.05, is it unusual for an asthma patient to be 85 years old or older? Based on a cutoff of 0.05, it is (unusual/ not unusual) for an asthma patient to be 85 years old or older.
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