Dietary Habits and Adherence to Dietary Approaches to Treat Hypertension in Adults with High Blood Pressure: CSS
Amira Kamar Eldawla Mokhtar El-Shinawey
Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
Loai Mohamad Al Ahwal
Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
Abdelaziz Farouk Eldeeb
Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
Nadira Mansour Hassan
Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
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Abstract
Context: Hypertension is a worldwide burden which causes severe complications. Dietary and lifestyle modifications are important for lowering high blood pressure.
Aim: To identify the dietary intake and habits among hypertensive patients in order to treat hypertension in adults with high blood pressure.
Subjects and Methods: Design: A cross-sectional study was used. Settings: This study was carried out in the Internal Medicine outpatient clinic in a University Hospital. It was a cross-sectional study.
Methods and Materials: A pre-designed validated questionnaire was used to collect the necessary data. The study included 350 hypertensive patients who were subjected to nutritional assessment.
Results: Most patients had positive family history of hypertension where half of them suffered it for less than 5 years. 92.6% of them were regularly treated, while 47.1% suffered from chronic diseases (mainly DM 35.1%). Unsuitable dietary intake compared to recommended daily intake was prevalent in most of the patients.
Conclusions: Unhealthy dietary habits and poor adequacy of recommended daily intakes of different nutrients were found among the studied hypertensive patients.
Keywords: Dietary intake, hypertension, nutritional assessment