Article

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

Published in: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Volume 33 , issue 1 , 2020 , pages: 1–9

DOI: 10.1080/16070658.2018.1489602

Author(s): Nasheetah Solomons Department of Dietetics and Nutrition, South Africa , H Salome Kruger Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, South Africa , Thandi Puoane School of Public Health, South Africa

Keywords: blood pressure , body mass index , dietary adherence

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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.

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