A patient has a waist-to-hip ratio of 0.5. The nurse realizes that this patient is at risk for developing what disorder?
1. gastrointestinal dysfunction
2. hyperinsulinemia
3. heart disease
4. obesity
Correct Answer: 4
Lower body obesity may be more difficult to treat. The low waist-to-hip ratio does not predispose this patient to develop gastrointestinal dysfunction. The risk for hyperinsulinemia and heart disease is lower in people with lower body obesity than in those with upper body obesity.
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