Case Study 4 A 45-year-old sedentary male accountant wants to begin working with

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Case Study 4 A 45-year-old sedentary male accountant wants to begin working with a personal trainer. After completing the initial interview and preparticipation health appraisal screening, the personal trainer learns the following information about the client: Family history: both his father and grandmother had heart attacks at age 60 Cigarette smoker: non-smoker Resting blood pressure: 122/86 mmHg Blood lipids: Serum cholesterol 240 mg/dL; HDLs 35 mg/dL, heart attack is not a factor) Based on comparisons to the coronary artery dis- ease risk factor thresholds (table 9.1): dis- risk factor thresholds (table Family history: no risk-his father's heart at- tack occurred after age 55 (his grandmother's fasting glucose: 100 mg/d Cigarette smoking: no risk-he is a nonsmok- er. BMI: 25 low the 140/90 mmHig reading Please review, identify risk factors, stratify risk and identify what type of risk he presents

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The main risk factor here is his sedentary life style and blood lipids

Here the serum cholesterol iis high and the hdl are low which are risk factors for atherosclerosis causing stroke,myocardial ischemia.

Sedentary lifestyle is risk factor for diabetes,o besity,colonic cancer,cardiovascular disease,o osteoporosis,high blood pressure,lipid disorders,depression and anxiety

In this case the patient is at a risk of obesity

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