The researchers followed 3 participants in a 5 year study. Begin by calculating the person-time for each participant. Then, calculate the total person-time by adding up the three individual person-times. If you find it helpful, you might want to create a graph to help visualize this information. What is the total person-time in this study?Participant 1: Year 1: follow-up, Year 2: lost to follow-up at the end of the yearParticipant 2: Year 1: follow-up, Year 2: follow-up, Year 3: follow-up, Year 4: disease at the end of the yearParticipant 3: Year 1: no observation, Year 2: follow-up, Year 3: follow-up, Year 4: follow-up, Year 5: death at the end of the year10 years 8 years 7 years 15 years
Question
The researchers followed 3 participants in a 5 year study. Begin by calculating the person-time for each participant. Then, calculate the total person-time by adding up the three individual person-times. If you find it helpful, you might want to create a graph to help visualize this information. What is the total person-time in this study?Participant 1: Year 1: follow-up, Year 2: lost to follow-up at the end of the yearParticipant 2: Year 1: follow-up, Year 2: follow-up, Year 3: follow-up, Year 4: disease at the end of the yearParticipant 3: Year 1: no observation, Year 2: follow-up, Year 3: follow-up, Year 4: follow-up, Year 5: death at the end of the year10 years 8 years 7 years 15 years
Solution
The person-time for each participant is calculated by adding up the years they were followed up in the study.
Participant 1 was followed for 2 years before they were lost to follow-up. So, their person-time is 2 years.
Participant 2 was followed for 4 years before they developed a disease. So, their person-time is 4 years.
Participant 3 was not observed in the first year, but was followed for the next 4 years before they died. So, their person-time is 4 years.
Adding up the person-times for all three participants, we get a total person-time of 2 years + 4 years + 4 years = 10 years. So, the total person-time in this study is 10 years.
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