Stricter Adherence to Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) and its Association with Lower Blood Pressure, Visceral Fat, and Waist Circumference in University Students.

Autor:	Navarro-Prado S; Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Granada, 52071 Melilla, Spain., Schmidt-RioValle J; Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Granada, 60, 18016 Granada, Spain., Montero-Alonso MA; Department of Statistics and O.I. Faculty of Medicine, University of Granada, 18016 Granada, Spain., Fernández-Aparicio Á; Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Granada, 60, 18016 Granada, Spain., González-Jiménez E; Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Granada, 60, 18016 Granada, Spain.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Nutrients [Nutrients] 2020 Mar 11; Vol. 12 (3). Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Mar 11.
DOI:	10.3390/nu12030740
Abstrakt:	How diet affects blood pressure (BP) in young adults has not been studied in sufficient depth. For this purpose, we analyzed adherence to the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) dietary pattern and BP in Spanish university students. The sample population of our cross-sectional study consisted of 244 subjects (18-31 years old), who were in good health. Measurements were taken of their systolic and diastolic BP. A food frequency questionnaire and 72 h food record were used to assess their dietary intake in the previous year. The resulting DASH score was based on foodstuffs that were emphasized or minimized in the DASH diet. Analysis of covariance adjusted for potential confounding factors showed that the mean values for systolic BP, visceral fat rating, and waist circumference (WC) of the subjects in the upper third of the DASH score were significantly lower than those of the subjects in the lower third (for systolic BP: mean difference -4.36 mmHg, p = 0.004; for visceral fat rating: mean difference -0.4, p = 0.024; for waist circumference: mean difference -3.2, p = 0.019). Stricter adherence to the DASH dietary pattern led to a lower BP, visceral fat rating, and WC values in these university students. Nevertheless, further prospective studies are needed to confirm these results. Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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