ExSc 387 Hager BYU Exam -2 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS.

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What is a cohort study? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Studied over a
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long period of time
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What is a case-control study? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Where an
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individual with a disease is compared to an individual without the
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disease.
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What is a randomized clinical trial, and what does it support? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Each participant is randomly assigned to
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either a control or a treatment group.
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Strongly support cause-effect conclusions.
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What are the systolic (diastolic) blood pressure levels? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔<120 (<80) = Normal
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120-139 (80-89) = early high
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140-159 (90-99) = high |\ |\ |\




>160 (>100) = dangerous
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What are the cholesterol levels, and what do they predict? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔<200 = normal |\ |\ |\ |\




200-239 = borderline high |\ |\ |\

, >240= high risk |\ |\




Good predictor of heart disease risk
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What are the BMI categories? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔<19 =
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underweight
19-24 = idea weight, low risk
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25-29 = overweight, moderate
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>30 = obese, high risk
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What are the 4 characteristics of metabolic syndrome? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1) insulin resistance |\ |\ |\ |\




2) presence of obesity from abdominal fat
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3) high cholesterol
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4) high bp
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From the Mac & Cheese study, what did we learn? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Larger portion sizes increase risk of weight gain
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and obesity.
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What is atherosclerosis? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔build up of
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fatty plaque in inner layer of artery wall
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What does atherosclerosis begin as? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Inflammatory damage to the artery wall. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\