If you have a disease that has a high incidence in females but equal prevalence in males and females, how did that happen?
Understand the Problem
The question is asking about the dynamics between incidence and prevalence of a disease with regard to gender. It seeks to understand how high incidence in females with equal prevalence can coexist, indicating possible underlying biological or environmental factors affecting disease characteristics in males and females.
Answer
Higher incidence in females due to biology, but equal disease duration in both genders balances prevalence.
The disease has a higher incidence in females than in males, owing to factors such as hormonal differences or genetic susceptibility, but both genders live with the disease for the same length of time, maintaining an equal prevalence.
Answer for screen readers
The disease has a higher incidence in females than in males, owing to factors such as hormonal differences or genetic susceptibility, but both genders live with the disease for the same length of time, maintaining an equal prevalence.
More Information
Incidence is the rate of new cases, while prevalence is the total number of cases. Biological factors can make a disease more common in women, but similar survival time for both men and women leads to equal prevalence.
Tips
Confusing incidence with prevalence. Incidence refers to new cases, while prevalence refers to total existing cases.
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