Evaluation of diet and nutritional status in patients aged 45+ with diagnosed, pharmacologically treated arterial hypertension.
BACKGROUND
Diet plays a significant role in the prevention and treatment of arterial hypertension. Appropriate diet makes it possible to maintain adequate body weight and improve biochemical blood parameters. The aim of the study was to assess nutritional status of arterial hypertension patients in terms of their diet.


METHODS
The study involved 55 patients diagnosed with arterial hypertension aged 45-70 years. Diet was evaluated using a 24-hour 7-day diet recall interview. In the course of the diet recall interview arterial pressure was measured three times at regular times, after a 15-minute rest period, and the recorded values were averaged. Nutritional status was assessed based on anthropometric measurements (height, body weight, waist circumference, hip circumference) and the resulting nutrition status indexes, i.e. BMI (body mass index), WHR (waist-hip ratio) as well as values of biochemical blood parameters.


CONCLUSIONS
It was found that a considerable proportion of patients are overweight or obese, have an inappropriate lipid profile and elevated blood glucose levels. Daily food rations (DFR) were inappropriately balanced. Daily food rations were deficient in energy, carbohydrates, dietary fibre, PUFA and folates. It was found that inadequate diet was correlated with nutritional status, lipid profile parameters and arterial blood pressure.
Department of Human Nutrition and Hygiene, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Poznan, Poland.
Julita
J
Reguła
Department of Human Nutrition and Hygiene, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Poznan, Poland.
Angelika
A
Śmidowicz
Department of Human Nutrition and Hygiene, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Poznan, Poland.
Joanna
J
Suliburska
Department of Internal Medicine, Metabolic Disorders, and Hypertension, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland.
Paweł
P
Bogdanski
anthropometric parameters; diet recall interview; macronutrients; minerals; vitamins