Relationship of dietary cholesterol to blood pressure: the INTERMAP study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

A direct relationship of dietary cholesterol to blood pressure of men has been reported in a few observational studies from the USA. It is not clear whether this association prevails consistently, for example, in populations with varied dietary habits, across ethnic groups, and sexes. Cross-sectional data from the International Study of Macro/Micro-nutrients and Blood Pressure (INTERMAP) were used to assess relations of dietary cholesterol intake to blood pressure in men and women from four countries.

Methods

Data include 83 nutrients from four multipass 24-h dietary recalls and two-timed 24-h urine collections; eight blood pressure readings, and questionnaire data, for 4680 participants ages 40-59 years from 17 population samples in Japan, People's Republic of Chi

SUBMITTER: Sakurai M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3075799 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature