STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AGE AND HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE OF PATIENTS

Itiveh Francis Enahoro & Eriyeva Agwu Godspower

Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Delta State Polytechnic, Ozoro

Email: Fenoitiveh4@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

This study was intended to investigate and to ascertain whether there exist or not a relationship between age and high blood pressure of patients in Sapele metropolis, Delta State.Data was collected from eighteen (18) patients randomly selected from the records/files and their average blood pressure for three conservative months: March, April and May 2016. A Hypothesis was formulated and tested using the statistic at α = 0.05, level of significance, Regression analysis was also employed in the analysis of data collected from the sample to forecast blood pressure of patients. Results from the analysis showed that, there is a significant relationship between age and high blood pressure with a coefficient of 0.729 showing that the blood pressure is dependent on age. Forecasted blood pressures of ages (80, 85, 87 and 90) of would be patients using the regression equation , with corresponding blood pressure of 172, 178, 180 and 183 respectively.It is hereby recommended that people should from the habit of predicting their blood pressure and undergo routine checkup to know their blood pressure status and seek early treatment where necessary.

Keywords: High blood pressure, data, study, decision, regression, age,