Question 18N.3.HL.TZ0.b.ii
| Date | November 2018 | Marks available | [Maximum mark: 2] | Reference code | 18N.3.HL.TZ0.b.ii |
| Level | HL | Paper | 3 | Time zone | TZ0 |
| Command term | State | Question number | b.ii | Adapted from | N/A |
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]
State two effects hypertension can have on the circulatory system.
[2]
stroke ✔
thrombosis ✔
blood clot ✔
heart attack ✔
heart failure ✔
aortic aneurysms ✔
coronary heart disease/CHD ✔
peripheral arterial disease ✔
atherosclerosis ✔
Award up to [2 max] for the first two answers given
