Adherence to the Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension (DASH) and hypertension risk: results of the Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil).

Adherence to the Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension (DASH) and hypertension risk: results of the Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil). Br J Nutr. 2020 Jan 21;:1-23 Authors: Francisco SC, Araújo LF, Griep RH, Chor D, Molina MDCB, Mil JG, Bensenor IM, Matos SMA, Barreto SM, Giatti L Abstract We investigated whether high adherence to the DASH diet was independently associated with lower risk of incident hypertension. Participants included 5,632 adults, without hypertension at the baseline (2008-2010) of the Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil), who took part in the second follow-up visit (2012-2014). Adherence to the DASH diet was estimated at baseline using a score based on 8 food items (final scores from 8 to 40 points), categorized as high adherence (≥30 points, or ≥75%) and low adherence (< 75%; reference). Hypertension was defined as systolic blood pressure ≥140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mmHg, or use of antihypertensive drugs. The association between adherence to DASH diet and the risk of incident hypertension was estimated using Cox regression models adjusted by covariates. In total, 780 new cases of hypertension (13,8%) were identified in about 3.8-years follow-up. Participants with high adherence to the DASH diet had 26% lower risk of hypertension (HR: 0.74; 95%CI: 0.57-0.95) after adjustment for sociodemographic characteristics, health-related behaviors, diabetes, and family his...
Source: The British Journal of Nutrition - Category: Nutrition Authors: Tags: Br J Nutr Source Type: research