The nurse is caring for a 38-year-old African American patient with diabetes.The patient manages her diabetes with dietary control,takes oral contraceptives,and is a nonsmoker.Which characteristic(s)in this patient's history increase the patient's risk for coronary artery disease (CAD)?

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African Americans have an ethnic tendency to CAD.Taking birth control pills and diabetes are both risk factors for CAD.Older patients are at increased risk for CAD,and a nonsmoking status decreases the likelihood of developing CAD.

The Nurse Is Caring for a 38-Year-Old African American Patient