Associations of the Trajectories of Dietary Pattern and Hypertension: Results from the CHNS Cohort.

ABSTRACT: Background: Diet plays a vital role in the incidence of hypertension. Considering the complex composition and proportion of the diet and changes in eating habits, therefore, this study explores the association between the trajectory of dietary patterns and hypertension. Methods: A total of 1234 adults without hypertension at baseline and who provided at least three survey data from 1997 to 2018 were included. Factor analysis was used to extract dietary patterns, whose trajectories were simulated using the group-based trajectory model. The Cox proportional hazards regression model was used to analyze the association between dietary pattern trajectories and hypertension. Results: The factor analysis indicated four dietary patterns: the southern pattern, rice-vegetarian p

SUBMITTER: Li H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12787766 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature