Question

A 40-year-old male office worker who exercises only one day per week is your new client. He has never smoked and both of his parents are in their 70s and still alive. His BMI is 32 kg/m2. A recent checkup with blood work revealed a total cholesterol of 190 mg/dL and a fasting blood glucose of 140 mg/dL. You measure his blood pressure and it is 130/84 mmHg. How many coronary risk factors does he have?

Answer 1

The correct answer is - 3 coronary risk factors.

Explanation:

A risk factor is any characteristics or attributes that increase the chances of developing disease or injury. The classical risk factors of coronary disease are high cholesterol (LDL), hypertension or high blood pressure, diabetes or high blood sugar, obesity and other factors.

The case mentioned in the question has three risk factors of coronary diseases which are high BMI which suggests obesity, high blood sugar in fasting that indicates that he has diabetes, and 190 the total cholesterol.

Thus, the correct answer is - 3 coronary risk factors.