title: Major dietary patterns and blood pressure patterns during pregnancy: the Generation R Study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We sought to evaluate associations between dietary patterns and systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure during pregnancy.
  
  
  METHODS
  This was a prospective study of 3187 pregnant women. Participants completed a food-frequency questionnaire in early pregnancy. The Mediterranean dietary pattern, comprising high intake of vegetables, vegetable oils, pasta, fish, and legumes, and the Traditional dietary pattern, comprising high intake of meat and potatoes, were identified using factor analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A higher SBP was observed among mothers with high Traditional pattern adherence. Low adherence to the Mediterranean pattern was also associated with higher SBP but only in early and mid pregnancy. A higher diastolic blood pressure throughout pregnancy was observed in mothers with high adherence to the Traditional pattern and low adherence to the Mediterranean pattern. These effect estimates were most pronounced in mid pregnancy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Low adherence to a Mediterranean and high adherence to a Traditional dietary pattern is associated with a higher blood pressure in pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Generation R Study Group, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. s.timmermans@erasmusmc.nl
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Timmermans
authors.forename: Régine P M
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Steegers-Theunissen
authors.forename: Marijana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vujkovic
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bakker
authors.forename: Hanneke
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: den Breeijen
authors.forename: Hein
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Raat
authors.forename: Henk
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Russcher
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lindemans
authors.forename: Albert
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hofman
authors.forename: Vincent W V
authors.initials: VW
authors.lastname: Jaddoe
authors.forename: Eric A P
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Steegers
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D004032:Diet; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011446:Prospective Studies