Identify One or More Choices That Best Complete the Statement

Identify one or more choices that best complete the statement or answer the question.
-The nurse in a pediatric clinic is performing a physical examination of a patient who is 8 years of age. The patient's weight is over the 95th percentile on the growth chart. The patient also expresses the presence of knee and abdominal pain. The patient's parent states, "He will outgrow it; all my boys start off like this." Which information does the nurse present to the parent? Select all that apply.

A) Obesity is related to the development of diabetes mellitus.
B) Being a social outcast can cause feelings of poor self-esteem.
C) Children with obesity are more likely to drop out of school.
D) There is a high risk for cardiac disease and hypertension.
E) Obesity adversely affects joint health and function.