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For women aged 18-24, systolic bp (in mmHg) are normally distributed with a mean of 114.8 and a standard deviation of 13.1. Hypertension is commonly defined as systolic blood pressure above 140.

If a woman aged 18-24 is randomly selected, what is the probability her systolic blood pressure is above 140?

2007-11-12 16:22:42 · 1 answers · asked by Von 3 in Health Diseases & Conditions Heart Diseases

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120 - 114.8 = 5.2 mmHg

5.2 / 13.1 = 0.4 standard deviations

Using the table at

http://www.itl.nist.gov/div898/handbook/eda/section3/eda3671.htm

0.4 standard deviations = 15.5% of the population that will have a systolic BP between 114.8 and 120. Add 15.5% to the 50% that will have a systolic BP below 114.8 to get the answer that

there is a 65.5% that her systolic BP is below 120 mmHg.

2007-11-14 14:52:44 · answer #1 · answered by zman492 7 · 0 0

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