Dietary pattern and hypertension in Korean adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the dietary pattern associated with hypertension and pre-hypertension among Korean male and female adults.

Design

Cross-sectional study from a representative sample of the Korean population.

Setting

The Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey IV, which was conducted in 2007 and 2008.

Subjects

Males and females (n 5308) over the age of 20 years.

Results

Scores for three major dietary patterns ('whole food', 'Western' and 'drinking') were generated using a factor analysis of thirty predefined food groups based on the food items consumed. We used polytomous logistic regression analyses to obtain odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals for pre-hypertension and hypertension. Participants with a high drinking pattern score (

SUBMITTER: Park JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10282319 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature