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Lifetime prevalence

Definition
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Proportion ever experiencing a condition up to a given age or survey; differs from point or period prevalence.

Topics
Epidemiology
Related
Prevalence Incidence Phenotype

Why it matters in GWAS

Epidemiologic measures and designs frame how phenotypes, sampling, and time-to-event endpoints are defined—directly affecting GWAS interpretation, meta-analysis, and translation.

Example usage

"Downstream interpretation uses Lifetime prevalence to link statistical findings to biological context."

Prevalence Incidence Phenotype
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References

  • Rothman KJ, Greenland S, Lash TL. (2008). Modern Epidemiology. Wolters Kluwer.
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