Location
LSU Health Science Center - New Orleans
Event Website
https://alliedhealth.lsuhsc.edu/admin/sahpresearchday.aspx
Document Type
Event
Start Date
8-4-2024 3:00 PM
End Date
8-4-2024 5:00 PM
Description
Introduction
Sze Yan Liu, et.al. (2016) demonstrated a clear relationship between blood pressure readings and education level.
Purpose
The purpose of this present investigation was to build upon the findings of Sze Yan Liu, et.al (2016) and further explore the relationship between educational status and its effect on systolic blood pressure.
Method
Data sets from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC; 2017-2018)) were downloaded using SAS Universal Viewer. The data sets were then transferred to Excel 2016 for merging, sorting, and statistical analysis.
Subjects were divided into 3 groups based on their highest education level. A one-way ANOVA was used to investigate differences in blood pressure along with post hoc analyses utilizing Tukey’s honestly significant difference (HSD) tests to identify the specific group differences.
Results
Group differences were found to be not significant (F (2.3197), p >0.001). Post hoc comparisons using the Tukey HSD test indicated that the mean score for the no highschool diploma group (M = 122.51, SD = 19.66) was not significantly different from the high school diploma or GED group (M=120.47, SD=18.95). In addition, the college level or above (M= 121.75, SD=20.25) was not significantly different from the high school diploma/ GED group and from the college level or above group.
Discussion
No significant difference in blood pressure readings was found as a function of educational level. These findings were not consistent with the previous results of Sze Yan Liu, et. al. (2016).
Recommended Citation
Lovecchio, Colin; Charouleau, Olivia; and Hogan, Michael, "An Investigation of the Effect of Education Level on Systolic Blood Pressure" (2024). School of Allied Health Professions Research Day. 21.
https://digitalscholar.lsuhsc.edu/ahrd/2024/2024/21
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An Investigation of the Effect of Education Level on Systolic Blood Pressure
LSU Health Science Center - New Orleans
Introduction
Sze Yan Liu, et.al. (2016) demonstrated a clear relationship between blood pressure readings and education level.
Purpose
The purpose of this present investigation was to build upon the findings of Sze Yan Liu, et.al (2016) and further explore the relationship between educational status and its effect on systolic blood pressure.
Method
Data sets from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC; 2017-2018)) were downloaded using SAS Universal Viewer. The data sets were then transferred to Excel 2016 for merging, sorting, and statistical analysis.
Subjects were divided into 3 groups based on their highest education level. A one-way ANOVA was used to investigate differences in blood pressure along with post hoc analyses utilizing Tukey’s honestly significant difference (HSD) tests to identify the specific group differences.
Results
Group differences were found to be not significant (F (2.3197), p >0.001). Post hoc comparisons using the Tukey HSD test indicated that the mean score for the no highschool diploma group (M = 122.51, SD = 19.66) was not significantly different from the high school diploma or GED group (M=120.47, SD=18.95). In addition, the college level or above (M= 121.75, SD=20.25) was not significantly different from the high school diploma/ GED group and from the college level or above group.
Discussion
No significant difference in blood pressure readings was found as a function of educational level. These findings were not consistent with the previous results of Sze Yan Liu, et. al. (2016).
https://digitalscholar.lsuhsc.edu/ahrd/2024/2024/21