Bio statistics in Public Health Research

The incorporation of biostatistics into public health helps to demonstrate the prevalence of disease throughout the nation. Biostatistics can be applied to different scenarios to gain an array of information (Bailey, 2012). This paper will explore the application of biostatistics into the field of public health by applying it to cardiovascular disease in the United States to demonstrate why biostatistics are a crucial measure for public health professionals. This paper will further explore the use of new medications to treat illnesses and discuss factors that account for conflicting results. Bio statistics in Public Health Research

Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death in the United States. According to the Center For Disease Control & Prevention (2012) “about 600,000 people die of heart disease in the United States every year- that’s 1 in every 4 deaths” (pp. 2). Public health professionals often wonder what variables impact the likelihood the individual will develop cardiovascular disease (Jacobsen, 2011). Research has demonstrated that men are more likely than females to die of cardiovascular disease. A research may ponder whether or not physiological differences between men and women account for more men dying from cardiovascular disease or if lifestyle factors that increase the likelihood individuals will develop cardiovascular disease are more prominent in men. In order to explore this, a research would want to gather a sample, consisting of both males and females. Lifestyle factors would be a separate variable that could influence physiological differences. Therefore, the researchers would want to have four groups, a group for males with lifestyle factors that increase the likelihood they will develop cardiovascular disease, a group for females with lifestyle factors that increase the likelihood they will develop cardiovascular disease and two separate groups (one for males and one for females) that do not have lifestyle factors which are associated with cardiovascular disease. Bio statistics in Public Health Research