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12. Assume that Exhibit B.1 summarizes the 2010 population in the United States by race and gender. Exhibit B.2 presents the number of US residents in the four race/gender categories with each of five different risk factors. Use Exhibit B.3 as a template to calculate the prevalence rate (per 100) of these five risk factors among the four race/gender categories.

B1 White Males 110,941, White females 112,613, Black Males 18, 596, Black Females 20,333

B 2 is the prevalence in thousands. Need to calculate the Prevalence rate in B3

Prevalence (in Thousands)                  Prevalence rate (per 100)

	White Males	White Females	Black Males	Black Females	White Males	White Females	Black Males	Black Females
Smoking Prevalence	18,847	16,998	2956	2,118
Obesity (>=30 BMI)	27,422	27,522	4,723	7,560
Cholesterol > 200 mg/d	32,858	38,785	4,810	5,709
High Blood Pressure	27,098	25,998	5, 309	6,592
Diabetes Mellitus	6,247	5,250	1,682	2, 160

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Answer 1

Prevalence rate =

( number of self reported cases in the study/number of persons in the study population)*100

Prevalence (in Thousands)                  Prevalence rate (per 100)

	White Males	White Females	Black Males	Black Females	White Males	White Females	Black Males	Black Females
Smoking Prevalence	18,847	16,998	2956	2,118	=(18847/40919)*100 = 46.06%	41.54%	7.22%	5.18%
Obesity (>=30 BMI)	27,422	27,522	4,723	7,560	=(27522/67227)*100= 40.79%	40.94%	7.03%	11.25%
Cholesterol > 200 mg/d	32,858	38,785	4,810	5,709	=(32858/82162)*100 = 39.99%	47.21%	5.85%	6.95%
High Blood Pressure	27,098	25,998	5, 309	6,592	=(27098/64997)*100 = 41.69%	40.00%	8.17%	10.14%
Diabetes Mellitus	6,247	5,250	1,682	2, 160	=(6247/15339)*100 =40.73%	34.23%	10.97%	14.08%