Associations between dietary patterns and blood pressure in a sample of Australian adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Investigating effects of whole diets on blood pressure (BP) can contribute to development of diet-based recommendations for health. Our aim was to assess the relationship between dietary patterns and BP in a sample of free-living Australian adults.

Methods

Usual dietary patterns of participants recruited to dietary intervention studies were assessed using factor analysis (two 24-h recalls). The mean of seven days of daily, seated BP measurements were used.

Results

Complete data from 251 participants (112 males; mean age 55.1(9.1) (SD) years; body mass index (BMI) 29.5(3.9) kg/m²) was included. Three dietary patterns were identified. Only Dietary Pattern 2 was positively associated with home systolic BP (β = 1.88, 95% CI 0.16, 3.60) after adjustin

SUBMITTER: Margerison C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6961350 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature