Health Literacy, Numeracy, and Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension Accordance Among Hypertensive Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health literacy (HL) and health numeracy (HN), the ability to interpret and act on quantitative health information, are important for hypertension self-management such as limiting sodium intake. We examined associations of HL, HN, and Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet accordance.

Participants

Among 1,073 hypertensive adults enrolled in a Baltimore, Maryland-based cohort study, we performed a cross-sectional analysis. Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine (REALM) measured HL and Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults (TOFHLA) numeracy score measured HN.

Method

DASH accordance was based on nine key nutrients. Linear regression models estimated associations of HL and HN with DASH total and sodium score, inclusive of dietary suppl

SUBMITTER: Lou SP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11681931 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature