Furthermore these previous top-down studies used attributable mortality risks for attributing morbidity.
For example, these studies used attributable mortality risks for attributing morbidity due to data limitations.
An inherent problem is the lack of specificity of many signs and symptoms associated with parasitic infection, which can complicate attempts at attributing morbidity to a particular cause [ 4].
Some studies suggest that pathology of PJP inflammatory response is the main factor attributed to morbidity and mortality of PJP patients [ 4– 8], although pathology itself and underlying disorders resulting in impaired immune function are also of clinical importance.
Single-attribute utility functions convert descriptive information about levels within attributes into preference measures of within-attribute morbidity.
The HUI was developed to describe health status, measure within-attribute morbidity and HRQoL, as well as to produce utility scores.
Single-attribute morbidity scales are defined such that the least desirable level within an attribute (dimension of health status such as vision) has a score of 0.00 (blind) and the most desirable level has a score of 1.00.
We attribute some morbidity due to stroke and IHD to diabetes using a population attributable fraction (PAF), which calculates the proportional reduction in disease morbidity or mortality that would occur should risk factor exposure be removed.
If the most current epidemiologic studies are not used in alcohol-attributable fraction estimates, the proportion of acute and chronic disease mortality and morbidity attributed to alcohol may be inaccurate.
This suggests that educational programs may substantially decrease medical care costs and patient morbidity attributed to central venous catheterization when implemented as part of mandatory training.
