Variable Name	Description	Coding
RANDOM ID	Random, unique number for each participant
AGE	Age at exam, in years	32-70
GENDER	Participants' sex	1=male, 0=female
TOTAL CHOL	Total cholesterol, mg/dL	107-696
SBP	Systolic blood pressure, mmHg	83.5-295
DBP	Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg	48-142.5
BP MEDS	Anti-hypertensive medications	0=no, 1=yes
BMI	Body mass index, kg/meters2	15.54-56.8
SMOKING	Smoking StatusCardio	0=no, 1=yes
CIGS PER DAY	Number of cigarettes smoked per day	0-70
GLUCOSE	Serum glucose mg/dL	40-394
DIABETES	Diabetic	0=no, 1=yes
HEART RATE	Heart rate , beats/minute	44-143
DEATH	Death from any cause over 24 year follow-up	0=no, 1=yes
STROKE	Stroke over 24 year follow-up	0=no, 1=yes
CVD	Cardiovascular disease over 24 year follow-up	0=no, 1=yes
HYPERTENSION	Hypertension over 24 year follow-up	0=no, 1=yes

Dataset link:

https://uwf.instructure.com/courses/41051/files/9598027/download

PART I: Descriptive Statistics

1. In the following answer box note (i) the number and percentage of males and females with history of CVD

Males with CVD: # 2490 73.9%

Females with CVD: # 1944 26.1 %

(Include your SPSS output)

1. Enter the appropriate values into the answer box below:

Adults age (Years) :

Mean = 49.93 Range = Minimum = 32 Maximum = 70

Median = 49 (years) Interquartile range: 25 centile =

75 centile = Skewness .192 Kurtosis = -1.026

(Include your SPSS output)

What do you notice about the Mean and the Median?

The mean and median are the same

What does this tell you about the distribution of the adult's age?

Note: Include a histogram to confirm your findings

1. Enter the appropriate values into the answer box below:

Systolic Blood Pressure

Mean = Range : ___ Minimum = Maximum =

Median = Percentiles: 25 centile =; 75 centile =

Kurtosis = Skewness =

(Include your SPSS output)

What do you notice about the Mean and the Median?

What does this tell you about the distribution of SBP

Note: Include a histogram to confirm your findings