TY  - CONF
  - JM Harrington
  - European Society for Hypertension Summer School
  - DASH Diet Score and Distribution of Blood Pressure
  - Porto, Portugal
  - Oral Presentation
  - 2013
  - ()
  - 0
  - 21-SEP-13
  - 27-SEP-13
  -                            backgroundThe Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) Trial providescritical data on the impact of a specific diet pattern (low in salt, fat, andprocessed foods and high in fruit and vegetables) on blood pressure(BP). The effect of compliance with a DASH-type diet on BP in a generalpopulation sample is less well defined. We studied associationsbetween a DASH style diet and BP.methodsWe used cross-sectional data from a study of men and womenaged 47–73 years (n = 2,047). Participants completed a physicalexamination that included 3 standardized clinical BP recordings.A subsample (n = 1,187) had ambulatory BP measurements(ABPM) taken. Diet was assessed using a DASH dietary score constructedfrom a standard Food Frequency Questionnaire. Lowerscores indicated less healthy diets. Hypertension was defined asclinic BP ≥ 140/90 mm Hg on medication or as 24-hour ABPM ≥130/80 mmHg.resultsInverse associations were evident between DASH and systolic BP (SBP).There was a difference in clinic SBP of 7.5 mm Hg and 5.1 mm Hg anda difference in ABPM SBP of 6.3 mm Hg and 5.4 mm Hg in men andwomen, respectively, between the highest and lowest DASH quintiles.In fully adjusted multivariable regression analysis, DASH score wasinversely associated with SBP. Clear population differences in SBP wereevident across DASH quintiles.conclusionsThe observed associations indicate that the findings are consistent withthe hypothesis that adherence to DASH-equivalent diet can reduce BPat the population level. Public policy promoting a DASH-style healthydiet could have a significant impact on population health by reducingaverage BP in the population.
  - HRB Centre for HEalth and Diet Research/Irish Heart Foundation
DA  - 2013/NaN
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@unpublished{V228356504,
   = {JM Harrington },
   = {European Society for Hypertension Summer School},
   = {{DASH Diet Score and Distribution of Blood Pressure}},
   = {Porto, Portugal},
   = {Oral Presentation},
   = {2013},
   = {()},
   = {0},
  month = {Sep},
   = {27-SEP-13},
   = {{                           backgroundThe Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) Trial providescritical data on the impact of a specific diet pattern (low in salt, fat, andprocessed foods and high in fruit and vegetables) on blood pressure(BP). The effect of compliance with a DASH-type diet on BP in a generalpopulation sample is less well defined. We studied associationsbetween a DASH style diet and BP.methodsWe used cross-sectional data from a study of men and womenaged 47–73 years (n = 2,047). Participants completed a physicalexamination that included 3 standardized clinical BP recordings.A subsample (n = 1,187) had ambulatory BP measurements(ABPM) taken. Diet was assessed using a DASH dietary score constructedfrom a standard Food Frequency Questionnaire. Lowerscores indicated less healthy diets. Hypertension was defined asclinic BP ≥ 140/90 mm Hg on medication or as 24-hour ABPM ≥130/80 mmHg.resultsInverse associations were evident between DASH and systolic BP (SBP).There was a difference in clinic SBP of 7.5 mm Hg and 5.1 mm Hg anda difference in ABPM SBP of 6.3 mm Hg and 5.4 mm Hg in men andwomen, respectively, between the highest and lowest DASH quintiles.In fully adjusted multivariable regression analysis, DASH score wasinversely associated with SBP. Clear population differences in SBP wereevident across DASH quintiles.conclusionsThe observed associations indicate that the findings are consistent withthe hypothesis that adherence to DASH-equivalent diet can reduce BPat the population level. Public policy promoting a DASH-style healthydiet could have a significant impact on population health by reducingaverage BP in the population.}},
   = {HRB Centre for HEalth and Diet Research/Irish Heart Foundation},
  source = {IRIS}
}