Even with the elderly population increasing, the majority of people aged 75 years of age and over remains functionally independent. What is this trend attributed to?
A) Early detection and increasing risk factors
B) Health-promotion and disease-prevention activities
C) Decrease in treatment of factors like hypertension and serum cholesterol levels
D) Increase in number of risk factors such as rising numbers of smokers
Ans: B
Feedback: Even among people 75 years of age and over, the majority remains functionally independent, and the proportion of older Americans with limitations in activities is declining. These declines in limitations reflect recent trends in health-promotion and disease-prevention activities, such as improved nutrition, decreased smoking, increased exercise, and early detection and treatment of risk factors such as hypertension and elevated serum cholesterol levels. There is no evidence that there are an increasing number of risk factors that would limit functional independence. Treatment factors for hypertension and serum cholesterol levels have not been decreasing, and there is decreased, not increased, smoking.
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