A nurse is assessing all patients in the perinatal clinic for culturally related increased risk for gestational diabetes mellitus.Which patients would the nurse assess as being in the highest risk groups?

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Ethnic groups with a higher incidence of gestational diabetes mellitus include African Americans,Asian Americans,Hispanics,and Native Americans.Pacific Islanders also have increased risk.Caucasians do not have an increased risk.

A Nurse Is Assessing All Patients in the Perinatal Clinic