title: Association of DASH diet with cardiovascular risk factors in youth with diabetes mellitus: the SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  We have shown that adherence to the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet is related to blood pressure in youth with type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus. We explored the impact of the DASH diet on other cardiovascular disease risk factors.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Between 2001 and 2005, data on total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglycerides, low-density lipoprotein particle density, apolipoprotein B, body mass index, waist circumference, and adipocytokines were ascertained in 2130 youth aged 10 to 22 years with physician-diagnosed diabetes mellitus. Dietary intake was assessed by food frequency questionnaire, categorized into the DASH food groups, and assigned an adherence score. Among youth with type 1 diabetes mellitus, higher adherence to the DASH diet was significantly and inversely associated with low-density lipoprotein/high-density lipoprotein ratio and A(1c) in multivariable-adjusted models. Youth in the highest adherence tertile had an estimated 0.07 lower low-density lipoprotein/high-density lipoprotein ratio and 0.2 lower A(1c) levels than those in the lowest tertile adjusted for confounders. No significant associations were observed with triglycerides, low-density lipoprotein particle density, adipocytokines, apolipoprotein B, body mass index Z score, or waist circumference. Among youth with type 2 diabetes mellitus, associations were observed with low-density lipoprotein particle density and body mass index Z score.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The DASH dietary pattern may be beneficial in the prevention and management of cardiovascular disease risk in youth with diabetes mellitus.
authors.affiliation: Center for Research in Nutrition and Health Disparities and Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, 921 Assembly St, Columbia, SC 29208, USA. Liese@sc.edu
authors.forename: Angela D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Liese
authors.forename: Andrey
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bortsov
authors.forename: Anke L B
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Günther
authors.forename: Dana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dabelea
authors.forename: Kristi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Reynolds
authors.forename: Debra A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Standiford
authors.forename: Lenna
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Desmond E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Elizabeth J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Mayer-Davis
authors.forename: Ralph B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: D'Agostino
authors.forename: Ronny
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bell
authors.forename: Santica
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marcovina
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000097:blood / Q000178:diet therapy; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000178:diet therapy*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000178:diet therapy*; D004039:Diet, Sodium-Restricted / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000097:blood / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL