Self-reported diet management, dietary quality, and blood pressure control in Korean adults with hypertension.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Hypertension control is a major public health concern. Daily preventive practices of the affected individual are essential for controlling blood pressure (BP). We investigated the association of diet management practice, dietary quality, and BP control among Korean adults with known hypertension.

Methods

We included 4107 participants aged 40-79 years who reported physician-diagnosed hypertension in the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2013-2016. Dietary management practice was defined by self-report, and dietary intakes were assessed by a 24-h dietary recall. Dietary quality and adherence were evaluated based on the Korean Healthy Eating Index (KHEI) using food and nutrient intakes assessed by a 24-h dietary recall. BP control was defined as

SUBMITTER: Shim JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6911701 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature