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A nurse is assessing each of the following patients. Which patient has a normal waist-to-hip ratio?
1. female patient; waist 29 inches; hips 35 inches
2. female patient; waist 29 inches; hips 36 inches
3. male patient; waist 37 inches; hips 36 inches
4. male patient; waist 40 inches; hips 41 inches
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11 years ago
4 -- This patient has a waist to hip ratio of 0.98. A healthful waist-to-hip ratio for a male is 1.0 or less. A healthful waist-to-hip ratio for a female is 0.8 or less. The female patient with 35-inch hips has a waist-to-hip ratio of .83, which is too high. The female patient with 36-inch hips has a waist-to-hip ratio of 0.81. The male patient with 36 inch hips has a waist-to-hip ratio of 1.03.
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