incidence
number of new instances of disease in a population over a given time period
how is incidence expressed
X cases/Y population/ Z time
prevalence
number of affected persons in the population at any given point in time
how is prevalence expressed
X cases/Y population
point prevalence
snapshot of the population and its rate of a certain disease at a point in time
period prevalence
tracks the prevalence over a certain duration
Incidence (I) includes time while prevalence (P) does not. Time (D) reflects the duration of the illness or condition.
What is the equation with the three variables?
P = I * D