A Cross-Sectional Assessment of Dietary Patterns and Their Relationship to Hypertension and Obesity in Indonesia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is a marked increase in the intake of foods associated with higher risks for hypertension and obesity in Indonesia. However, studies assessing the relationship between dietary patterns and health outcomes are few.

Objective

The purpose of this study was to characterize dietary patterns and investigate their relationship with hypertension and obesity in Indonesia.

Methods

Exploratory factor analysis was used to derive dietary patterns from a brief food scanner filled by 31,160 respondents aged 15 y and older in the Indonesian Family Life Survey wave 5 (IFLS 5). Age- and gender-specific quintiles of consumption were created for each pattern and the association between quintiles of each dietary pattern and the odds for hypertension and obesity were asses

SUBMITTER: Anyanwu OA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9233620 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature