title: Fruit and Vegetables Consumption and Risk of Hypertension: A Meta-Analysis.
abstract: The association between fruit and vegetables (FVs) consumption and hypertension risk remains controversial. A systematic search was performed in PubMed and the Web of Science for relevant articles published in English or Chinese up to April 2015. A total of 25 studies with 334,468 patients (41,713 cases) were included in the present meta-analysis. When comparing the highest with the lowest consumption, the pooled relative risks of hypertension were 0.812 (95% confidence interval, 0.740-0.890) for FVs, 0.732 (95% confidence interval, 0.621-0.861) for fruit, and 0.970 (95% confidence interval, 0.918-1.024) for vegetables. A significantly inverse association between fruit consumption and hypertension risk was found in studies carried out in Asia (relative risk, 0.70; 95% confidence interval, 0.61-0.79). Influence analysis revealed that no individual study had an excessive influence on the pooled relative risks. The present meta-analysis indicates that FV consumption might be inversely associated with hypertension risk, which still needs to be confirmed by prospective cohort studies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, The Medical College of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China.
authors.forename: Bingrong
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, The Medical College of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China.
authors.forename: Fang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, The Medical College of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China.
authors.forename: Longfei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, The Medical College of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China.
authors.forename: Dongfeng
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D044466:Asian People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D005638:Fruit; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D014675:Vegetables; D055815:Young Adult
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