Risk Analysis - Muppyのお勉強箱

[1. Obesity]

Prevalence(Exposure)

• Prevalence of obesity has been increased in developed countries in the last 30 years
• Income Effect
  • within US
  • between US
• Price Effect
  • Philipson and Lakdawalla

Relative Risk

• Causality(immediate exposure: blood pressure, cholesterol)
• Continuous exposure
• Carviovascular Revolution
  • Over the past 35 years, US age-adjusted mortality from cardiovascular disease declined by 50%, because of (1)new technologies to simplify diagnosis such as CT scan, and (2)generic drug and its multi-component agent such as polypill
  • Significantly reduce smoking rate, which increases relative risk significantly.

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[2. Tobacco]

[3. Indoor Air Pollution]

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[Alcohol]

[Undernutrition/Micronutrient]

[Water Sanitation]