Association between dietary adherence, anthropometric measurements and blood pressure in an urban black population, South Africa

  • N Solomons University of the Western Cape
  • H S Kruger North-West University
  • T Puoane University of the Western Cape
Keywords: blood pressure, body mass index, dietary adherence

Abstract

Objectives: The aim was to determine participants’ dietary adherence by calculating a diet adherence score based on the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH)-style diet; (2) to determine if there was an association between dietary adherence score, anthropometric measurements (waist circumference, body mass index (BMI), waist–hip ratio, waist-to-height-ratio) and blood pressure (BP) in a South African urban black population.

Design: Cross-sectional secondary analysis of data collected for the PURE study was undertaken.

Setting: Langa, the urban PURE study site in the Western Cape province, South Africa.

Subjects: The PURE study Western Cape urban cohort, 454 participants, aged 32–81 years was utilised.

Outcome measures: Dietary adherence scores were calculated and the BP and anthropometric measurements, respectively, of participants in the lowest and highest tertiles of dietary adherence scores were compared.

Results: Positive correlations were found between age, for both men and women, and systolic and diastolic BP. A significant positive correlation between added sugar intake and systolic blood pressure (SBP) was present only in the women. A significant positive correlation was found between BMI, diastolic BP and SBP in men only. No significant differences existed  between BP of men or women in the lowest and top tertile groups according to dietary adherence score, but a significant inverse correlation between the dietary adherence score and SBP was found in women. 

Conclusions: BMI was positively associated with BP in men, while dietary adherence score was negatively correlated with SBP in women.

The full article is available at https://doi.org/10.1080/16070658.2018.1489602

Author Biographies

N Solomons, University of the Western Cape

Department of Dietetics and Nutrition, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa

H S Kruger, North-West University

Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, North-West University and MRC Extra Mural Unit: Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa

T Puoane, University of the Western Cape

School of Public Health, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa

Published
2020-04-03
How to Cite
Solomons, N., Kruger, H., & Puoane, T. (2020). Association between dietary adherence, anthropometric measurements and blood pressure in an urban black population, South Africa. South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 33(1), 20. Retrieved from http://www.sajcn.co.za/index.php/SAJCN/article/view/1453
Section
Original Research