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Mathematics Assignment
Name: Kok Ka Shing (0323553)
Randall Martin Gustaf (0323276)
Yeong Poh Ling (0323590)
Yip Xiaojung (0323852)
Yap Choe Hoong
Chin Cheong Soon
Loh Wen Jun
Intake: FNBE March 2015
Tutor: Miss Ann See Peng
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Introduction
Firstly, we were asked to forma group of 5-7 people and were require to
conduct a survey on the level of understanding of both male and female
students in Taylor’s University LakesideCampus aged 17-21 and aged 22-26 of
a common chronic diseasein Malaysia.
We decided to focus on the chronic diseasewhich was high blood pressure
for our survey. High Blood pressureis a common diseasewhere blood flows
through the arteries at a higher than normalpressure. Over time, if the blood
pressureis constantly high it will stretch the arteries beyond the healthy limit
and will damage the arteries. This will cause many problems like increaserisk
of blood clot and increaseworkload on the circulatory systemfor the individual
and it could also lead to other diseasesuch as stroke, heartfailure, dementia
and many more.
Studies have shown that in the year 2013, 1 in 3 Malaysians aged 18 and
above suffer fromhigh blood pressure. Itis also found that hypertension is one
of the leading causes of death in Malaysia. So in this survey, wehad prepared
some questions regarding aboutthe diseaseand also somelittle known facts
about the disease.
Through this survey, wewill find out how much does the students of Taylor’
University knows and understand aboutthe danger of high blood pressure. We
can also determine which gender male or female is more knowledgeableabout
the disease.
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Objectives
For this survey, wedid not select a specific gender to focus on. The objective
of this survey is mainly to test the knowledgeof Taylor’s studentof different
age group on their understanding on the disease which is high blood pressure.
Besides that, it is also to further our own understanding on the diseasethat we
are surveying about. Not only that, we arealso to further analyseon the views
of other people on the disease. Finally, we are to collect 350 survey data from
different gender and age group in order for us to compare the results later on
and to tabulate all the data in an organized manner.
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Methodology
The questions for this survey werecompleted on the 27th
of December 2015
and we use4 days of the following week to carry out the survey by distributing
the questionnairearound Taylor’s University LakesideCampus. As my group
has 7 people, each one of us is tasked assigned to give out 50 surveys, so that
gives us a total of 350 surveys.
After collecting all 350 surveys back fromthestudents, we complied all our
group’s data and create charts for each of the questions in the survey based on
the data we collected. After that, we also analysed the data and calculated the
mode for each of the question to put in our analysis.
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Sample Survey Form
Survey Introduction
You are asked to complete the following survey as part of a statistics assignment for
mathematics students in Foundation in Natural and built environment (FNBE) semester 2
March 2015 intake to study the understanding of high blood pressure among the students
in Taylors University Lakeside Campus.
There is no right or wrong answers in this survey. Your response will give us more
information on the subject at hand in order to help us advance in our studies.
There are a total of 15 questions in this survey.
This survey will take approximately 10 minutes tocomplete.
Gender
☐ Male ☐ Female
Age
☐ 17-21 ☐ 22-26
1. How many Malaysians suffer from high blood pressure?
☐ 1 in 5 people
☐ 1 in 3 people
☐ 1 in 10 people
2. What causes high blood pressure?
☐ Unhealthy lifestyle
☐ Stress
☐ Genetics
☐ All of the above
3. Which age category is most vulnerable to this disease?
☐ Teens
☐ Adults
☐ Senior citizens
☐ All of the above
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4. Which gender has a higher risk of contracting high blood pressure?
☐ Male
☐ Female
☐ Does not matter
5. High blood pressure is a common disease.
☐ True
☐ False
6. High blood pressure leads to other diseases.
☐ True
☐ False
7. Is high blood pressure fatal if not treated?
☐ Yes
☐ No
8. How often should an individual check their blood pressure?
☐ Once a day
☐ Once a week
☐ Once a month
☐ Once a year
9. What is the most suitable way to reduce your blood pressure, if you have high blood
pressure?
☐ By medication
☐ By changing your diet
☐ By exercise
☐ All together
10. How many stages of hypertension are there?
☐ None
☐ 1
☐ 2
11. At what reading do your consider having high blood pressure?
☐
☐
☐
12. Smoking increases the risk of heart attack and stroke threefold in individuals that has
high blood pressure.
☐ True
☐ False
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13. In rare cases, what are the symptoms of those that suffer high blood pressure?
☐ Shortness of breath
☐ blurred vision
☐ Headaches
☐ All of the above
14. People now possess a higher risk of contracting high blood pressure compared to the
olden days.
☐ Yes
☐ No
15. African and Caribbean people are more prone to contract high blood pressure.
☐ True
☐ False
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Analysis
Our respondents consists of 47.4% female respondents and 52.6% male
respondents.
65.2% of the Male respondents are in the age group of 17-21 while 34.8% is
within the age group of 22-26.
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75.9% of the female respondents are in the age group of 17-21 while the remaining
are in the age group of 22-26.
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1.
Q: How many Malaysians suffer from high blood pressure?
A: 1 in 3 people
Frequency, f
Gender MALE FEMALE
1/5 people 73 61
1/3 people 51 59
1/10 people 60 46
Mode: Male - 1 in 5 people / Female- 1 in 5 people
27.7% of male and 35.5% of female knows that 1 in 3 people suffers from high blood
pressure. This shows that the respondents assume that 1 in 5 people suffer from high blood
pressure but in reality, there are more Malaysians who are suffering from high blood
pressure.
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2.
Q: What causes high blood pressure?
A: All of the above
Frequency, f
Gender MALE FEMALE
Unhealthy
lifestyle
56 41
Stress 37 20
Genetics 12 16
All of the above 79 89
Mode: Male – All of the above / Female – All of the above
High blood pressure is caused by unhealthy lifestyle, stress and genetics. Unhealthy
lifestyle like high sodium intake, drinking excess amount of alcohol and lack of physical
activity can lead to high blood pressure. Stress from short-term and long-term can cause
spikes in blood pressure, leading to high blood pressure. Genetic factors play some role in
high blood pressure.
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3.
Q: Which age category is most vulnerable to this disease?
A: All of the above
Frequency, f
Gender MALE FEMALE
Teens 13 11
Adults 54 51
Senior Citizens 65 58
All of the above 52 46
Mode: Male – Senior Citizens / Female – Senior Citizens
Anyone from any age group is vulnerable to this disease. High blood pressure affects
people from the age group from teens up to senior citizens. 28.3% of male and 27.7% of
female is well aware of this.
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4.
Q: Which gender has a higher risk of contracting high blood pressure?
A: Does not matter.
Frequency, f
Gender MALE FEMALE
Male 52 36
Female 19 19
Does not matter 113 111
Mode: Male – Does not matter / Female – Does not matter
Gender is not a factor in contracting high blood pressure. It does not matter if you
are male or female, the risk of contracting high blood pressure is there. 61.4% of Male and
66.9% of Female is aware that gender does not play a role in contracting high blood
pressure.
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5.
Q: High blood pressure is a common disease.
A: True
Frequency, f
Gender MALE FEMALE
True 152 137
False 32 29
Mode: Male – True / Female – True
High blood pressure is a common disease. It is when the long-term force of the blood
against your artery walls is high
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6.
Q: High blood pressure leads to other disease
A: True
Frequency, f
Gender MALE FEMALE
True 132 113
False 52 53
Mode: Male – True / Female – True
High blood pressure can lead to other disease such as coronary artery
disease, heart failure, Transient ischemic attack (TIA), dementia and others. 71.4% of male
and 68.07% of female are aware of high blood pressure leading to other diseases.
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7.
Q: Is high blood pressure fatal if not treated?
A: Yes
Frequency, f
Gender MALE FEMALE
Yes 159 139
No 25 27
Mode: Male – Yes / Female – Yes
High blood pressure is fatal if not treated. It can lead to major health
problems that can lead to death. 86.4% of Male and 83.7% of Female is aware that it is fatal
if not treated.
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8.
Q: How often should an individual check their blood pressure?
A: Once a year
Frequency, f
Gender MALE FEMALE
Once a day 15 13
Once a week 26 37
Once a month 102 79
Once a year 41 37
Mode: Male – Once a month / Female – Once a month
An individual should check their blood pressure yearly to monitor their health.
However, 55.43% of Male and 47.59% of Female assume that they should check their blood
pressure monthly. Only 22.28% of male and 22.28% of female knows that they should check
their blood pressure yearly.
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9.
Q: What is the most suitable way to reduce your blood pressure, if you have high blood
pressure?
A: All together
Frequency, f
Gender MALE FEMALE
By medication 26 22
By changing your diet 36 34
By exercise 24 14
All together 98 96
Mode: Male – All together / Female – All together
To reduce blood pressure, one can take medication, changing to low sodium diet and
exercising. 53.3% of male and 57.8% of female is aware that one can do all of the above to
reduce blood pressure.
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10.
Q: How many stages of hypertension are there?
A: 2
Frequency, f
Gender MALE FEMALE
Nope 64 61
1 35 25
2 85 80
Mode: Male – 2 / Female – 2
There are 2 stages of hypertension. If your systolic blood pressure is between 140
and 159 or your diastolic pressure is between 90 and 99, you are considered to be in
hypertension stage 1. If your systolic pressure is 160 or higher or your diastolic pressure is
100 or higher, you have hypertension stage 2. 46.2% of male and 48.2% of female is aware
of the presence of 2 stages of hypertension.
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11.
Q: At what reading do you consider having high blood pressure?
A: 120/80 mm/Hg
Frequency, f
Gender MALE FEMALE
80/50 mm/Hg 3 6
120/80 mm/Hg 56 41
Above 120/80
mm/Hg
125 119
Mode: Male – Above 120/80 mm/Hg / Female – Above 120/80 mm/Hg
The reading for high blood pressure is 120/80 mm/Hg. 67.93% of Male and 71.69%
of Female assume that one is considered to have high blood pressure if their reading is
above 120/80 mm/Hg. However, only 30.4% of male and 24.7% of female is aware that the
reading for high blood pressure is 120/80 mm/Hg.
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12.
Q: Smoking increases the risk of heart attack and stroke threshold in individuals that has
high blood pressure.
A: True.
Frequency, f
Gender MALE FEMALE
True 158 142
False 26 24
Mode: Male – True / Female – True
If one has high blood pressure, smoking can increase the risk of heart attack and
stroke threshold. Smokers are likely to get heart attack and stroke. 85.87% of male and
85.54% of female are well aware of the dangers of a smoker with high blood pressure.
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13.
Q: In rare cases, what are the symptoms of those that suffer high blood pressure?
A: All of the above
Frequency, f
Gender MALE FEMALE
Shortness of breath 51 18
Blurred vision 17 12
Headaches 38 38
All of the above 78 98
Mean: Male – all of the above / Female – all of the above
The symptoms of those that suffer high blood pressure are shortness of breath,
blurred vision and headaches. 42.4% of male and 59% of female are well aware of these
symptoms of high blood pressure.
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14.
Q: People now possess a higher risk of contracting high blood pressure compared to the
olden days.
A: Yes
Frequency, f
Gender MALE FEMALE
Yes 160 145
No 24 21
Mode: Male – Yes / Female – Yes
Compared to the olden days, individuals possess a higher risk of contracting high
blood pressure because the food in the present are processed, people of this generation are
faced with more stress and people of this generation exercise less. 86.96% of male and
87.35% of female are aware that people face a higher risk in this generation.
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15.
Q: African and Caribbean people are more prone to contract high blood pressure.
A: True
Frequency, f
Gender MALE FEMALE
True 55 59
False 129 10
Mode : Male – False / Female – False
African and Caribbean people are more prone to contract high blood pressure because of
genetic factors and environmental factors. Up until now, researchers do not have an answer
to why African and Caribbean people are more prone to high blood pressure. 29.9% of male
and 35.5% of female are aware of this situation. However, 70.1% of male and 64.5% of
female are not aware that African and Caribbean people are more prone to high blood
pressure.
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Conclusion
In conclusion, the major purposeof our survey is to gather and combine
all the information into a complete table to examine the understanding level of
males and females about high blood pressureor HBP for short. Through the
data collected, males are the majority of the survey with the total number of
184 while females total up to 166 which equal our total participants to 350
people. For males, 65.2% arein the age group 17-21 and 34.8% arefromthe
age group 22-26. Whereas for females, 75.9% arein the age group 17-21 and
24.1% arefromthe age group 22-26. In theend, females are more
knowledgeable abouthigh blood pressure.
Based on our research, the averageanswers given by our participators
shows thatMalaysians are somewhatwell educated in someaspects but not
all. As an exemplary question, they were asked about how many people are
affected by ratios in Malaysia. Most of them answered 1 in 10 people and 1 in
5 people even though the answer is 1 in every 3 people. This shows that
Malaysians arenot awareon how common this disease is. On the other hand,
most of the male and female participants answered correctly with the answer
yes when asked a question whether the diseaseis fatal or not. The overall
survey showed thatMalaysians are not really awareof the dangers and other
important information such as how to prevent high blood pressurefrom
happening in the first place and also the steps of regulating yourself if one is to
have high blood pressure.
Kementrian Kesihatan Malaysia should organizemore campaigns to raise
the awareness of high blood pressure. They should conductit in schools as a
platformfor children to have and that knowledgeto bring with them when
they grow up. Another way is to place posters all around populated area to for
the recognition of the disease. If all of these steps are abided, then more
people would be away fromthe dangers fromhigh blood pressure.
