How to Use incidence in a Sentence

incidence

noun
  • The incidence of prostate cancer is higher there than anywhere else in the world.
    Nicholas Triolo, Outside Online, 16 Mar. 2023
  • The authors note the incidence difference was small between the two groups.
    Byalexa Mikhail, Fortune Well, 28 June 2023
  • The incidence of quintuplets is rare, doctors said at the time.
    Laura Barcella, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Over the next decade, the incidence of thyroid cancer increased more than six-fold.
    Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 18 Aug. 2023
  • High nitrate content in beets may increase blood flow and lessen the incidence of ED.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 Jan. 2023
  • In gay fathers, the incidence is even higher in the limited amount of studies that have been done, around 12%.
    Maria Carter, Parents, 21 Sep. 2023
  • The incidence among Black students is about 50% higher.
    Kat Stafford, Detroit Free Press, 1 June 2023
  • Black men had a 70% higher incidence of prostate cancer than white men.
    Linda Carroll, NBC News, 12 Jan. 2023
  • The good news is that incidence of current bond defaults is very low, helped by solid balance sheets.
    Larry Light, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2022
  • The incidence of cancer has increased as people live longer.
    Jessica Bartlett, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2023
  • The AAs with low or no telmisartan exposure had a 3.8% incidence of AD.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Due to the very low incidence and prevalence of cholera in the United States, cholera is an orphan indication in this country.
    Kansas City Star, 12 Feb. 2024
  • According to the study, San Bernardino had the highest incidence of fatal accidents in the evening.
    The Arizona Republic, 16 Mar. 2024
  • The results drew a bright line between the particulate emissions and the incidence of stillbirths.
    Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 30 Nov. 2022
  • The state was ranked fifth worst in the country for the incidence rate of cervical cancer, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
    al, 6 May 2023
  • But the Rand study found a much higher incidence of chronic homelessness.
    Doug Smithsenior Writer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2023
  • The incidences in Baldwin County are a rarity, but the statistics about the virus are alarming.
    John Sharp | Jsharp@al.com, al, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Good control of these conditions will reduce the incidence of strokes and heart attacks.
    Katia Hetter, CNN, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Antioxidants found in pomegranates may increase blood flow and lower the incidence of ED.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 Jan. 2023
  • There have been a number of incidences of cardiac arrest among athletes.
    Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 4 Dec. 2023
  • That’s when supply issues caused a greater incidence of problems.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Men are 20% more likely than women to be diagnosed, although the incidence is more equal as age increase.
    Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Large-scale studies in people at high risk for, or with, heart disease suggest that statins reduce the incidence of dementia by about 15% to 30%.
    Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 29 Nov. 2022
  • There are incidences of when prescribed fires have escaped their boundaries.
    Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The new advice was based on a landmark study out of the United Kingdom that found that early exposure led to a massive drop in the incidence of allergies.
    Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The coronavirus is an airborne threat, and the incidence of Covid was about 40 percent lower in schools that improved air quality, one study found.
    Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2023
  • The primary endpoint was incidence of grade ≥3 diarrhea in the first 2 cycles.
    Miami Herald, 25 Jan. 2024
  • That's a jump from pre-pandemic times but not from cases seen during the height of the pandemic, when incidence was unusually low.
    Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Men are 20% more likely than women to be diagnosed, although the incidence is more equal as age increases.
    Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 27 Oct. 2023
  • The doctor showed him a map of fine-particulate air pollution across the planet, and then a map charting the incidence of lung cancer in nonsmokers.
    Siddhartha Mukherjee, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023

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