EXSC 387 EXAM 1 FINAL EXAM SCRIPT
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS VERIFIED PASS
●● causes of death in the US.
Answer: CHD, cancer, diabetes, heart attacks/disease, stroke, colon
cancer
●● Preventability of common chronic diseases.
Answer: 80-90%
●● 7th Day Adventists and Mormon High Priests (from Hunter-Gatherer
Article).
Answer: have the lowest mortality rates because of their diets that are
guided by their religion
●● Lifetime risk for CHD and Cancer.
Answer: CHD: 60% males, 55% females
cancer: 43% males, 38% females
●● Morbidity.
Answer: condition of being ill (or number of illnesses)
, ●● Mortality.
Answer: condition of being dead (or number of deaths)
●● Validity.
Answer: if you can measure what is supposed to be measured
●● Reliability.
Answer: the degree to which scale produces consistent results when
repeated measurements are made
●● Relative risk.
Answer: incidence of diseased in exposed group
●● Population attributable risk.
Answer: reduction in incidence if the whole population were unexposed
●● components of healthy diet.
Answer: whole grains, healthy fats/oils, fruits and veggies, nuts,
fish/poultry, little dairy
●● what is the minimal recommended time for physical activity.
Answer: 30 mins
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS VERIFIED PASS
●● causes of death in the US.
Answer: CHD, cancer, diabetes, heart attacks/disease, stroke, colon
cancer
●● Preventability of common chronic diseases.
Answer: 80-90%
●● 7th Day Adventists and Mormon High Priests (from Hunter-Gatherer
Article).
Answer: have the lowest mortality rates because of their diets that are
guided by their religion
●● Lifetime risk for CHD and Cancer.
Answer: CHD: 60% males, 55% females
cancer: 43% males, 38% females
●● Morbidity.
Answer: condition of being ill (or number of illnesses)
, ●● Mortality.
Answer: condition of being dead (or number of deaths)
●● Validity.
Answer: if you can measure what is supposed to be measured
●● Reliability.
Answer: the degree to which scale produces consistent results when
repeated measurements are made
●● Relative risk.
Answer: incidence of diseased in exposed group
●● Population attributable risk.
Answer: reduction in incidence if the whole population were unexposed
●● components of healthy diet.
Answer: whole grains, healthy fats/oils, fruits and veggies, nuts,
fish/poultry, little dairy
●● what is the minimal recommended time for physical activity.
Answer: 30 mins
