Important risk factors for high blood pressure reported by the National Institute of Health include weight and ethnicity.High blood pressure is common in adults who are overweight and are African American.a public policy researcher in Atlanta surveyed 150 adult men about 5′10″ in height and in the 55-60 age group. Data were collected on their systolic pressure, weight (in pounds), and race (Black = 1 for African American, 0 otherwise). The resulting regression equation is: Systolic = 80.2085 + 0.3901Weight + 6.9082Black. What is the expected Systolic blood pressure for a 170 pound black male?150157153.44146.52

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