Waist-to-Height Ratio Is a Stronger Mediator in the Association between DASH Diet and Hypertension: Potential Micro/Macro Nutrients Intake Pathways.

ABSTRACT: Several studies have demonstrated that adhering to the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet may result in decreased blood pressure levels and hypertension risk. This may be an effect of a reduction in central obesity. In the current study, we explored the mediation role of multiple anthropometric measurements in association with DASH score and hypertension risk, and we investigated potential common micro/macro nutrients that react with the obesity-reduction mechanism. Our study used data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Important demographic variables, such as gender, race, age, marital status, education attainment, poverty income ratio, and lifestyle habits such as smoking, alcohol drinking, and physical activity were collected. Various an

SUBMITTER: Yuan M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10180957 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature