Association of fruit and vegetable intake with predicted 10-year cardiovascular disease risk among hypertensive patients in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

In low-income countries, such as Ethiopia, few studies have evaluated the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) among hypertensive patients. We assessed the 10-year CVD risk of hypertensive patients.

Design

This cross-sectional study was part of a larger survey conducted in Addis Ababa. The 10-year CVD risk was calculated using the Framingham Risk Score (FRS) algorithm based on seven sex-specific risk factors as well as a country-specific Globorisk score. Fruits and vegetables (FV) consumption, salt intake and stress levels were measured with 24-hour dietary recall, INTERSALT equation and Cohen's Perceived Stress Scale, respectively. A multiple linear regression model was fitted to explore the association.

Setting

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2021.

Participants<

SUBMITTER: Mekonene M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10462971 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature