A patient is admitted to the hospital for evaluation for sleep apnea. The nurse calculates his body mass index (BMI) at 42 kg/m2 . What does this indicate about the patient's weight?
a. The patient is overweight.
b. The patient falls into the class 1 range of obesity.
c. The patient falls into the class 2 range of obesity.
d. The patient falls into the class 3 range of extreme obesity.
D
Extreme obesity (class 3) is defined as a BMI equal to or greater than 40 kg/m2 . Overweight is defined as a BMI between 25 and 29.9 kg/m2 . Class 1 obesity is defined as a BMI between 30 and 34.9 kg/m2 . Class 2 obesity is defined as a BMI between 35 and 39.9 kg/m2.
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