Which population has the second highest risk for stroke according to the material?

• A. Black Males
• B. White Males
• C. Black Females
• D. White Females

Answer: (B)

Stroke risk varies across race and sex, and questions like this test your ability to connect those patterns to population groups. In the material, Black individuals carry the highest stroke risk, with risk influenced by factors like hypertension, diabetes, smoking, and access to preventive care that can differ by race. The next-highest group among the options is White males, meaning they have a higher stroke risk than the other two groups of women in this material, though not higher than Black individuals. This helps explain why, in this resource, White males are identified as the second highest risk group. The remaining groups—Black females and White females—are shown as lower risk in the material.