Question 1

Poor glycemic control in people with diabetes is associated with hemoglobin A1C levels that are

Accepted Answer

A)  essentially unchanged from what they are in people who do not have diabetes 
B)  greater than they are in people who do not have diabetes 
C)  less than they are in people who do not have diabetes 
D)  none of the above

Question 2

Risk factor intervention efforts that are implemented before a certain risk factor even develops are known as __________ prevention.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Risk factor intervention efforts that are implemented...

Question 3

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute now recommends universal screening for lipid levels for all children ages 9 - 11 years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Although precision is necessary in order for accuracy to exist, accuracy is not necessary in order for precision to exist.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Type 2 diabetes is rarely diagnosed in individuals younger than 30 years of age.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which one of the following combinations cannot occur?

Accepted Answer

A)  high precision, low bias 
B)  high precision, high bias 
C)  low precision, low bias 
D)  low precision, high bias

Question 7

In the primordial prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD), risk factor intervention efforts are implemented

Accepted Answer

A)  before the risk factor even develops 
B)  once the risk factor has developed but before CVD is diagnosed 
C)  after CVD is diagnosed 
D)  at any time, regardless of when the risk factor develops or when CVD is diagnosed

Question 8

Osteoporosis is diagnosed by comparing a patient's bone mineral density (BMD) with the mean normal BMD in a population of healthy young adults of the same sex and assigning what is referred to as a __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Osteoporosis is diagnosed by comparing a patient's...

Question 9

Since the 1960s, the mean total serum cholesterol level of U.S. adults has

Accepted Answer

A)  increased 
B)  remained essentially unchanged 
C)  decreased

Question 10

According to the National Cholesterol Education Program, high HDL-C is considered a ___ risk factor because it ___coronary heart disease risk.

Accepted Answer

A)  positive; decreases 
B)  positive; increases 
C)  negative; decreases 
D)  negative; increases

Question 11

As bone mineral density increases, the T-score decreases.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Current clinical practice guidelines developed by the U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute for preventing cardiovascular disease in children and adolescents do not recommend universal screening of lipid levels in children and adolescents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

When classifying blood pressure in the pediatric population, the same cut-points are used as when classifying the blood pressure of adults.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Given the conversion factor of 0.02586, which one of the following correctly represents a serum cholesterol level of 225 mg/dL?

Accepted Answer

A)  2.59 mmol/l 
B)  5.82 mmol/l 
C)  8.70 mmol/l 
D)  87.01 mmol/l

Question 15

Individuals at increased risk of developing diabetes in the future because they have either impaired fasting glucose or impaired glucose tolerance are said to have __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Individuals at increased risk of developing diabetes...

Question 16

Which of the following cannot be accurately determined in the nonfasting state?

Accepted Answer

A)  HDL-C 
B)  non-HDL-C 
C)  total cholesterol 
D)  triglycerides

Question 17

Glycosylated hemoglobin is considered a good indicator of average blood glucose levels during the previous 8 to 12 weeks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The difference between the measured value as reported by a clinical laboratory and the "True" or "real" value is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  accuracy 
B)  coefficient of variation 
C)  precision 
D)  reproducibility

Exam 8: Nutritional Assessment in Disease Prevention

Poor glycemic control in people with diabetes is associated with hemoglobin A1C levels that are

Risk factor intervention efforts that are implemented before a certain risk factor even develops are known as __________ prevention.

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute now recommends universal screening for lipid levels for all children ages 9 - 11 years.

Although precision is necessary in order for accuracy to exist, accuracy is not necessary in order for precision to exist.

Type 2 diabetes is rarely diagnosed in individuals younger than 30 years of age.

Which one of the following combinations cannot occur?

In the primordial prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) , risk factor intervention efforts are implemented

Osteoporosis is diagnosed by comparing a patient's bone mineral density (BMD) with the mean normal BMD in a population of healthy young adults of the same sex and assigning what is referred to as a __________.

Since the 1960s, the mean total serum cholesterol level of U.S. adults has

According to the National Cholesterol Education Program, high HDL-C is considered a _ risk factor because it _coronary heart disease risk.

As bone mineral density increases, the T-score decreases.

Current clinical practice guidelines developed by the U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute for preventing cardiovascular disease in children and adolescents do not recommend universal screening of lipid levels in children and adolescents.

When classifying blood pressure in the pediatric population, the same cut-points are used as when classifying the blood pressure of adults.

Given the conversion factor of 0.02586, which one of the following correctly represents a serum cholesterol level of 225 mg/dL?

Individuals at increased risk of developing diabetes in the future because they have either impaired fasting glucose or impaired glucose tolerance are said to have __________.

Which of the following cannot be accurately determined in the nonfasting state?

Glycosylated hemoglobin is considered a good indicator of average blood glucose levels during the previous 8 to 12 weeks.

The difference between the measured value as reported by a clinical laboratory and the "True" or "real" value is known as