Adherence to the DASH diet by hypertension status in Mexican men and women: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT: Improving dietary patterns is a cornerstone of the non-pharmacological management of hypertension. Evidence about the adherence to healthy dietary patterns at the population level is scarce. We aimed to analyze the adherence to the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet among Mexican men and women by hypertension status. We used data from the 2012 Mexican National Health and Nutrition Survey (n = 2560). Using self-reported diagnosis of hypertension and blood pressure measurements, we identified participants without, with undiagnosed, and diagnosed hypertension. We calculated DASH scores (total and dietary components) based on a single 24-hour recall and analyzed differences in adherence across hypertension status using sex-specific multivariable Poisson regression models. Over

SUBMITTER: Reyes-Garcia A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9152786 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature