NBC-HWC HEALTH BY THE NUMBERS EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS

NBC-HWC HEALTH BY THE NUMBERS EXAM QUESTIONS AND

ANSWERS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS


healthy blood pressure

120/80 mmHg

At risk blood pressure (2003)

120--89

at risk blood pressure (2017)

120-129 / less than 80

high blood pressure (2003)

140+ / 90+

high blood pressure

130+ / 80+

high blood pressure is called

hypertension

A1C

a blood test for type 2 diabetes and prediabetes. It measures your average blood

glucose, or blood sugar, level *over the past 3 months*

FGP (fasting glucose plasma)

diabetes = 126 mg/dL or above



pre-diabetes= 100-125 mg/dL

, normal = 99 mg/dL or below

OGTT (oral glucose tolerance test)

diabetes = 200 mg/dL or above



pre-diabetes= 139-199 mg/dL



normal = <140 mg/dL

A1C testing

diabetes = 6.5% or above



pre-diabetes= 5.7 - 6.4%



normal = below 5.7%

FPG (fasting plasma glucose)

Glucose levels after at least *eight hours* of no caloric intake

OGTT

Overnight fasting, avoid caffeine, no smoking for 12 hours prior to test, fasting glucose

is obtained, 100 g glucose load is given, and serum glucose levels are determined at 1,

2, and 3 hours following ingestion

Obesity BMI

30.0 or higher

Overweight BMI