CPH EXAM Q&A 2026 STUDY GUIDE SOLVED
QUESTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Which racial/ethnic group has the highest prevalence of metabolic
syndrome? Answer: Hispanics
◉ Approximately what percentage of Hispanic men and women 20 years
or older have metabolic syndrome? Answer: 33%
◉ What is the prevalence of self reported obesity among Hispanics in
the U.S.? Answer: greater than 20% in every state
◉ What negative health outcomes are associated with obesity? Answer:
heart disease and stroke, cancer, type II diabetes, unhealthy earlier in
life, medical care complications, additional health care costs
◉ What are three risk factors for cardiovascular disease found among
Latinos? Answer: Hypertension, elevated blood cholesterol, cigarette
smoking
◉ What are the three primary disease entities that comprise
cardiovascular disease? Answer: coronary heart disease, stroke,
hypertension
, ◉ What risk factor is the major cause of lung cancer in the United
States? Answer: smoking
◉ Which modifiable risk factor for cerebrovascular disease has the
greatest relative risk? Answer: cigarette smoking (?)
◉ How does the prevalence of hypertension among Latinos compare to
African Americans and non-Hispanic whites nationally? Answer: lower
◉ What are the two primary risk factors for diabetes found among
Hispanics? Answer: visceral fat, abdominal obesity
◉ What are four major complications of Type II diabetes found among
Hispanics? Answer: nephropathy (kidney disease), retinopathy (eye
disease), peripheral vascular disease, lower limb amputations
◉ What risk factor accounts for the most attributable risk for cervical
cancer? Answer: HPV
◉ What cancer disparities exist between Hispanics and and non-
Hispanic whites? Answer: higher rates for liver, stomach, and
gallbladder cancer
QUESTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Which racial/ethnic group has the highest prevalence of metabolic
syndrome? Answer: Hispanics
◉ Approximately what percentage of Hispanic men and women 20 years
or older have metabolic syndrome? Answer: 33%
◉ What is the prevalence of self reported obesity among Hispanics in
the U.S.? Answer: greater than 20% in every state
◉ What negative health outcomes are associated with obesity? Answer:
heart disease and stroke, cancer, type II diabetes, unhealthy earlier in
life, medical care complications, additional health care costs
◉ What are three risk factors for cardiovascular disease found among
Latinos? Answer: Hypertension, elevated blood cholesterol, cigarette
smoking
◉ What are the three primary disease entities that comprise
cardiovascular disease? Answer: coronary heart disease, stroke,
hypertension
, ◉ What risk factor is the major cause of lung cancer in the United
States? Answer: smoking
◉ Which modifiable risk factor for cerebrovascular disease has the
greatest relative risk? Answer: cigarette smoking (?)
◉ How does the prevalence of hypertension among Latinos compare to
African Americans and non-Hispanic whites nationally? Answer: lower
◉ What are the two primary risk factors for diabetes found among
Hispanics? Answer: visceral fat, abdominal obesity
◉ What are four major complications of Type II diabetes found among
Hispanics? Answer: nephropathy (kidney disease), retinopathy (eye
disease), peripheral vascular disease, lower limb amputations
◉ What risk factor accounts for the most attributable risk for cervical
cancer? Answer: HPV
◉ What cancer disparities exist between Hispanics and and non-
Hispanic whites? Answer: higher rates for liver, stomach, and
gallbladder cancer
