title: Dietary pattern and hypertension in Korean adults.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the dietary pattern associated with hypertension and pre-hypertension among Korean male and female adults.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional study from a representative sample of the Korean population.
  
  
  METHODS
  The Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey IV, which was conducted in 2007 and 2008.
  
  
  METHODS
  Males and females (n 5308) over the age of 20 years.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Scores for three major dietary patterns ('whole food', 'Western' and 'drinking') were generated using a factor analysis of thirty predefined food groups based on the food items consumed. We used polytomous logistic regression analyses to obtain odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals for pre-hypertension and hypertension. Participants with a high drinking pattern score (moderate to high alcohol intake, salted fermented seafood intake) had a significantly higher prevalence of pre-hypertension or hypertension than those with a lower drinking pattern score; odds for the top quintile v. the bottom quintile were OR = 1·56 (95% CI 1·23, 1·99; P trend = 0·001) for pre-hypertension and OR = 3·05 (95% CI 2·12, 4·40; P trend < 0·001) for hypertension. The whole food pattern was not associated with either pre-hypertension or hypertension, while the Western pattern was associated with the prevalence of hypertension only among men.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our finding warrants further prospective studies to examine whether alcohol drinking and salty food consumption increase the risk of developing hypertension in Koreans.
authors: Department of Food and Nutrition, Sookmyung Women's University, 52 Hyochangwon gil, Yongsan gu, Seoul 140-742, Republic of Korea.
authors: Jong Eun
authors: JE
authors: Park
authors: Department of Food and Nutrition, Sookmyung Women's University, 52 Hyochangwon gil, Yongsan gu, Seoul 140-742, Republic of Korea.
authors: Hyeyoung
authors: H
authors: Jung
authors: Department of Food and Nutrition, Sookmyung Women's University, 52 Hyochangwon gil, Yongsan gu, Seoul 140-742, Republic of Korea.
authors: Jung Eun
authors: JE
authors: Lee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000453:epidemiology; D001795:Blood Pressure Determination; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004032:Diet / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015930:Diet Records; D002149:Energy Intake; D015444:Exercise / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D007723:Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000453:epidemiology; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D012982:Sodium, Dietary / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000378:metabolism; D019722:Sphygmomanometers
chemical_list: D012982:Sodium, Dietary