2011 AHA Adiposity Part 2 of 2

Q.1

According to the 2011 AHA Scientific Statement: Assessing Adiposity, (p 6) “The most pronounced difference in the relationship between BMI, body fat, and disease risk is seen in _______ populations, in which a given level of BMI is associated with greater adiposity and comorbidities than in other populations . . . studies have demonstrated that cut points between 23 and 27 kg/m 2 may more accurately identify obesity in _____ populations.”

a) white female
b) black male
c) Hispanic
d) Asian

Q.2

According to the 2011 AHA Scientific Statement: Assessing Adiposity, (p 6) “In a meta-analysis that pooled 32 studies and included almost 32 000 individuals, BMI had a pooled sensitivity of __% to identify excess adiposity and a pooled specificity of __%, which demonstrates that ____ of the individuals with excess body fat were not identified as obese”

a) 10 ; 90 ; most
b) 50 ; 90 ; half
c) 50 ; 50 ; half
d) 90 ; 10 ; one-tenth

Q.3

According to the 2011 AHA Scientific Statement: Assessing Adiposity, (p 14) “ . . . for every kilogram of weight loss with a lifestyle intervention, there was a 16% reduction in _______. Despite improvements in morbidity, reductions in body weight have not clearly demonstrated improvements in ______. In fact, in several prospective studies, weight loss is associated with _____ all-cause mortality”

a) risk of T2DM ; mortality; increased
b) risk of T2DM ; mortality; no change in
c) mortality; risk of T2DM; decreased
d) mortality; risk of T2DM; increased

Q.4

According to the 2011 AHA Scientific Statement: Assessing Adiposity, (p 15) “ . . . measurement of _______ has been recommended by the NIH/NHLBI and NECEP/ATP III in addition to the BMI and for a given BMI, individuals with an elevated _______ will likely have . . . more risk for obesity-related metabolic disorders, which warrants more aggressive intervention.”

a) “WC” [waist circumference]
b) “waist-to-thigh ratio”
c) “WHR” [waist-to-hip ratio]
d) “WHtR” [waist-to-height ratio]

Q.5

According to the 2011 AHA Scientific Statement: Assessing Adiposity, (p 2) “On the basis of data collected as part of the 2007 to 2008 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, in the United States . . . ____ of adults overall being obese.” “Data from the same period revealed a prevalence of obesity of ____ . . . among children ages 2 to 19 years.”

a) 16.9% ; 33.8%
b) 33.8% ; 16.9%
c) 31.7% ; 68.0%
d) 68.0% ; 31.7%