When preparing a community program on joint disease, the nurse recognizes that which group is most at risk for rheumatoid arthritis?
A) Women between 40 and 60 years of age
B) Men between 40 and 60 years of age
C) Women between 20 and 40 years of age
D) Men between 20 and 40 years of age
A) Women between 40 and 60 years of age
Explanation: A) Rheumatoid arthritis affects three times as many women as men, and although the typical age of onset is between 40 and 60 years, this disease strikes people of all ages.
B) Rheumatoid arthritis affects three times as many women as men, and although the typical age of onset is between 40 and 60 years, this disease strikes people of all ages.
C) Rheumatoid arthritis affects three times as many women as men, and although the typical age of onset is between 40 and 60 years, this disease strikes people of all ages.
D) Rheumatoid arthritis affects three times as many women as men, and although the typical age of onset is between 40 and 60 years, this disease strikes people of all ages.
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