Analytic Study (in epidemiology) 1
Analytic Study (in epidemiology) 1 :
Hypothesis-testing method of investigating the association between a given disease or health state or other dependent variable and possible causative factors. In an analytic study, individuals in the study population are classified according to absence or presence (or future development) of specific disease and according to attributes which may influence disease occurrence. Attributes may include age, race, sex, other disease(s), genetic, biochemical, and physiological characteristics, economic status, occupation, residence, and various aspects of the environment or personal behaviour. Three types of analytic study are: cross-sectional (prevalence), cohort (prospective), and case control (retrospective)
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