A nurse is teaching a class on Alzheimer's disease. The class demonstrates understanding of the disease when they agree that the only two established risk factors for Alzheimer's disease are
a. obesity and illicit drug use.
b. high socioeconomic status and Caucasian race.
c. advancing age and family history.
d. alcoholism and hypertension.
C
The major known risk factor for Alzheimer's disease is advancing age. In 90% of patients, the age of onset is 65 years or older. The only other known risk factor is a family history of Alzhei-mer's disease.
Obesity and illicit drug use are not established risk factors.
High socioeconomic status and Caucasian race are not risk factors for Alzheimer's disease.
Alcoholism and hypertension are not known risk factors for Alzheimer's disease.
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