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Date November 2018 Marks available [Maximum mark: 1] Reference code 18N.3.HL.TZ0.19b.i
Level HL Paper 3 Time zone TZ0
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18N.3.HL.TZ0.19b.i

The mean systolic blood pressure and body mass index (BMI) of many individuals were measured. The results are displayed in the box plot.

[Reprinted from Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, 9(2), Noritaka Kawada, Kaori Nakanishi, Tohru Ohama, Makoto Nishida, Keiko Yamauchi-Takihara and Toshiki Moriyama, 'Gender differences in the relationship between blood pressure and body mass index during adolescence', pp. 141–151, Copyright (2015), with permission from Elsevier. https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/obesity-research-and-clinical-practice]

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Outline the relationship between systolic blood pressure and hypertension.

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«at rest/chronic/constant» higher than normal «120 mmHg» systolic blood pressure is an indicator of hypertension ✔
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