HMS, HIC EQ-Bank 015 MC

A 35-year-old male is diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes despite maintaining a healthy diet and regular exercise routine. His doctor explains that his condition is related to his body's inability to produce insulin.

Which determinant of health is primarily responsible for his condition?

Health behaviours
Biomedical factors
Environmental factors
Socioeconomic characteristics

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\(B\)

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B is correct because diabetes is a biomedical factor \(\Rightarrow\) it relates to physiological and pathological processes in the body.

Other options:

A is incorrect because the scenario explicitly states that despite healthy behaviours, the man developed diabetes.
C is incorrect as there is no indication of environmental influence in this case.
D is incorrect as socioeconomic status is not mentioned as contributing to the condition.