calculations

Question 1

how is percent usual body weight calculation

Answer 1

current weight/usual weight x 100

Question 2

85% to 95% of usual body weight indicates

Answer 2

mild malnutrition

Question 3

75% to 84%

Answer 3

moderate malnutrition

Question 4

<75%

Answer 4

severe malnutrition

Question 5

assesses body fat distribution as an indicator of health risk

Answer 5

waist to hip ratio

Question 6

Obese people with a greater proportion of fat in the upper body, especially in the abdomen, have

Answer 6

android obesity

Question 7

obese people with most of their fat in the hips and thighs have

Answer 7

gynecoid obesity

Question 7

A waist-to-hip ratio of _____ or greater in men or _____ or greater in women indicates android (upper body) obesity and increasing risk for obesity-related diseases and early mortality.

Answer 7

1.0 or greater in men

0.8 or greater in women

Question 8

A WC >___inches in women and >__ inches in men increases risk for heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and metabolic syndrome.

Answer 8

> 35 in. in women
40 inches in men

Question 9

_____ or _____ is useful for situations in which height is difficult to measure, such as in children with cerebral palsy or scoliosis, bedridden patients, or in aging patients with spinal curvature.

Answer 9

arm span or total arm length measurement