ANTH 242 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Independent Living, Aldosterone, Menopause
30 Oct 2016
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: -other contextual environmental factors as well as other biological and psychological factors can influence blood pressure variation and adaptation to everyday lifestyles. Some biological factors are related to the specifics of being female, such as the menstrual cycle and menopause. Others relate to special circumstances such as occupational or living conditions such as working with the public or living in nursing homes. Then there are other factors such as ambient noise. Purpose of the study: -the purpose of this study was to examine the effects of interpersonal interactions on ambulatory blood pressure. The subjects of the study were new york city traffic enforcement agents. Compared the effects of talking with the public,talking with coworkers, and talking with supervisors. Protocol: -tea agents had a baseline period before they went out to give tickets of 10 minutes, where 5 bp measurements were taken. Subjects then went out to give tickets, and bp s were measured every 15 minutes.
