Ex Phys & PA Epi

Structured physical activity is what we call exercise. It consists of ____________ bouts of physical activity.

Lifestyle physical activities are bouts of physical activity that are incorporated into an individual's everyday routine. They are often considered unstructured because they don't vary based on the day's events or situations that arise.

• True

• False

Which statements are true about the fundamental assumptions in epidemiology?

• Human disease is random.

• Human disease has causal and preventative factors.

• Scientific investigation of different populations or subgroups of individuals can determine those factors.

• Human disease is not random.

What is the primary goal of epidemiology? To identify the determinants of health & disease to decrease ___________ and ____________ within a population.

• life; death

• income; spending

• mortality; morbidity

• happiness; sadness

Physical activity epidemiology focuses on how ____________ ____________ levels within populations impact health & disease to decrease mortality and morbidity. (2 words)

What are the two measures of morbidity (a diseased condition or state)?

• plausibility; likelihood

• life; death

• incidence; prevalence

• black; gray

A _____________ is a variable with an effect that is entangled with the effect of physical activity which cannot be easily separated and studied independently.

Choose all the factors that are or can be confounders in physical activity epidemiology.

• height

• age

• body mass index

• baseline health status

• gender

The term that is used to quantify the degree to which chance may account for an association that was observed in a particular study is _____________.

Which study design is more powerful and conclusive?

• observational study design (participant self-selects level of physical activity)

• experimental study design (individuals are randomly assigned to a group that is encouraged to participate in physical activity or to a reference group)