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ArticleJournal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.)2020

Adherence to a Mediterranean diet associated with lower blood pressure in a US sample: Findings from the Maine-Syracuse Longitudinal Study.

Fayeza S Ahmed, Alexandra T Wade, Benjamin A Guenther, Karen J Murphy, Merrill F Elias

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Article in Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Associations of the MIND Diet with Cardiometabolic Diseases and Their Risk Factors: A Systematic Review.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Fayeza S AhmedDepartment of Psychology, University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8818-9482
Alexandra T WadeAlliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Activity, Allied Health and Human Performance, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-9279-2302
Benjamin A GuentherDepartment of Psychology, University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4497-5697
Karen J MurphyAlliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Activity, Allied Health and Human Performance, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-2589-1319
Merrill F EliasDepartment of Psychology, University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7386-9282
University of Maine · USUniversity of South Australia · AU

Funding

Arterial stiffness, blood pressure and cognitionR01HL081290 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF MAINE ORONO · PI ELIAS, MERRILL F · 2005 to 2009
$2.7M
New CVD risk factors for lowered congitive functioningR01HL067358 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF MAINE ORONO · PI ELIAS, MERRILL F · 2001 to 2005
$2.3M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL067358NHLBI NIH HHS R01HL067538NHLBI NIH HHS R01HL08129NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL081290NIH HHS R01AG03055
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hypertension is a key modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) may be associated with improvements in blood pressure. However, few studies have examined the association between MedDiet adherence and blood pressure in non-Mediterranean populations, and findings are mixed. We analyzed cross-sectional data (Wave 6) for 851 participants of the Maine-Syracuse Longitudinal Study. MedDiet adherence was calculated using food frequency questionnaire data and a literature-based MedDiet adherence score. Dependent variables included systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), pulse pressure (PP), and mean arterial pressure (MAP). Separate linear robust regression analyses revealed significant associations between MedDiet adherence and for SBP (b = -0.69, 95% CI = [-1.25, -0.20]), DBP (b = -0.33, 95% CI = [-0.58, -0.04]), and MAP (b = -0.45, 95% CI = [-0.77, -0.11]), but not for PP. These findings indicate that the MedDiet is associated with some metrics of blood pressure in a large, community-based, non-Mediterranean sample.

Indexed as

Diet, MediterraneanHypertensionBlood PressureCross-Sectional StudiesHumansLongitudinal Studiesblood pressurehypertensionMediterranean diet

Identifiers

PMID33045144
PMCPMC8029719
OpenAlexW3092130815

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