Diastolic BP in Women Diastolic blood pressure is a measure of the pressure when arteries rest between heartbeats. Diastolic blood pressure levels in women are normally distributed with a mean of 70.2 mm Hg and a standard deviation of 11.2 mm Hg (based on Data Set 1

“Body Data” in Appendix B).

a. A diastolic blood pressure level above 90 mm Hg is considered to be hypertension. What percentage of women have hypertension?

b. If we randomly collect samples of women with 4 in each sample, what percentage of those samples have a mean above 90 mm Hg?