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- Title
Gender Differences in the Association between Dietary Pattern and the Incidence of Hypertension in Middle-Aged and Older Adults.
- Authors
Song, SuJin; Kim, Jiwon; Kim, Jihye
- Abstract
We examined gender differences in the association between dietary patterns and the risk of hypertension, using the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study data. A total of 5090 participants (2457 men and 2633 women) aged 40-69 years without hypertension at baseline were selected. Dietary patterns were obtained using factor analysis based on 26 food groups, evaluated by a validated semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire at baseline. Hypertension was defined as systolic blood pressure ≥ 140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure ≥ 90 mmHg, or the use of antihypertensive medication using the biennial measurements. Multivariate Cox proportional hazards models were used to examine the associations between dietary patterns and hypertension. Four dietary patterns were extracted: coffee, fat, and sweets; prudent; whole grains and legumes; and traditional (men)/Western (women). Women in the highest tertile of the whole grains and legumes pattern scores showed a lower risk of incident hypertension compared with those in the lowest tertile (hazard ratio = 0.77, 95% confidence interval = 0.59-1.00, p-trend = 0.048). Other dietary patterns were not associated with hypertension in either men or women. A diet rich in whole grains and legumes is inversely associated with the risk of hypertension in Korean women, suggesting a gender difference in the association between diet and hypertension.
- Subjects
HYPERTENSION risk factors; CONFIDENCE intervals; DIET; FACTOR analysis; FOOD habits; GRAIN; KOREANS; LEGUMES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX distribution; DISEASE incidence; PROPORTIONAL hazards models; ODDS ratio; MIDDLE age; OLD age
- Publication
Nutrients, 2018, Vol 10, Issue 2, p252
- ISSN
2072-6643
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/nu10020252