The Effects of Body Mass Index (BMI) on Blood Pressure
Hypothesis: With a higher BMI, a higher blood pressure will be measured.
Using opportunity sampling, I surveyed eleven willing individuals entering Walmart.
Materials:
- CDC’s BMI Calculator
- Stethoscope
- Sphygmomanometer
Based on my results, there is no correlation between BMI on blood pressure.
*BMI 30+ = OBESE.
An obese individual’s heart has to put in E X T R A work in order to pump blood throughout the body. In result, the arteries may resist this strong blood flow and increase blood pressure (Jiang, 2016).
Individual A: 118/56
Individual B: 120/48
Normal Systolic Blood Pressure: 100-140 mmHg.
Normal Diastolic Blood Pressure: 60-90 mmHg.
The participants in the investigation remained within normal range besides two individuals with low diastolic blood pressure.
**Higher salt intake could have impacted the low diastolic blood pressure (Windsor, 2015).
With a greater number of participants, a correlation may have occurred.
References:
Jiang, Shu-Zhong, et al. “Obesity and Hypertension.” National Library of Medicine, 12 Oct. 2016, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5038894/. Accessed 20 Apr. 2022.
Windsor, Matt. Diastolic blood pressure: How low is too low?, The University of Alabama atBirmingham, 17 May 2015, www.uab.edu/news/research/item/10393-diastolic-blood-pressure-how-low-is-too-low. Accessed 21 Apr. 2022.
Kylie Arbenowske
July 29, 2022 — 12:30 pm
Hello, when I first saw your presentation, I immediately agreed with your hypothesis. that made a lot of sense to me. When I got to the results, I was shocked to see I was wrong. After reading through your presentation, I now understand better and feel much more informed. It’s a little weird to think that there is absolutely no correlation at all. I think if you ever chose to run this project again, it would be interesting to look at the results on a larger scale. Overall, your presentation was well thought out, and I especially like the way you set it up.