The nurse would assess that the individual most at risk for death from coronary heart disease (CHD) is a
A) 30-year-old Hispanic woman.
B) 42-year-old Caucasian woman.
C) 55-year-old Asian man.
D) 62-year-old African American woman.

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Symptomatic CHD appears predominantly in clients over age 40. Age influences both the risk for and the severity of CHD. So the older the client, the higher the risk for CHD. CHD rates in women after menopause are 2-3 times higher than those in women who are premenopausal. African-American and Mexican-American women have more risk factors for CHD than do Caucasian women. For people 35-74, the age-adjusted death rate from CHD for African-American women is 72% higher than that for white women and Native Americans.

The Nurse Would Assess That the Individual Most at Risk