Mehdi Zanganeh Baygi; Mostafa Peyvand
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Background: The National Campaign of Blood Pressure Control began for all people over 30 years old throughout Iran in June 2019. The authors conducted the present study to explain the experiences of service recipients about the blood pressure campaign in Iran. Methods: This study that isa qualitative ...
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Background: The National Campaign of Blood Pressure Control began for all people over 30 years old throughout Iran in June 2019. The authors conducted the present study to explain the experiences of service recipients about the blood pressure campaign in Iran. Methods: This study that isa qualitative one was conducted in 2019. The statistical population involved the people whose blood pressure was monitored during the campaign. Researchers applied purposive sampling using snowball technique until data saturation. They used content analysis to analyze the data. Results: 41 service recipients in comprehensive urban and rural health service centers under the coverage of Zaums entered the study. After analyzing the interviews, the researchers, in coding stage, extracted 29 initial concepts, nine sub-categories, and three main categories. Conclusion: Considering various opinions expressed by service recipients in the National Campaign of Blood Pressure Control and according to the analysis of obtained themes and codes, the researchers concluded that hypertension is one of the main concerns of young people, and it is highly significant to provide preventive services in this area, such as screening healthy people in terms of blood pressure and identifying patients
Farideh Dastsouz; Majid Kamali; Fatemeh Sadeghi; Sasan Amanat; Masoumeh Akhlaghi
Volume 4, Issue 1 , January 2016, , Pages 40-49
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AbstractBackground: Dietary pattern is an effective way of studying the effect of diet on diseases. We investigated the association between dietary patterns and blood pressure (BP) in adults aged 20-50 years.Methods: In a cross-sectional design, 418 individuals were selected through stratified multistage ...
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AbstractBackground: Dietary pattern is an effective way of studying the effect of diet on diseases. We investigated the association between dietary patterns and blood pressure (BP) in adults aged 20-50 years.Methods: In a cross-sectional design, 418 individuals were selected through stratified multistage random sampling from households living in different regions of Shiraz. Information on demographic characteristics, anthropometric features, dietary intakes, and systolic (SBP) and diastolic (DBP) blood pressure was gathered. Dietary patterns were determined using a validated food frequency questionnaire.Results: Three dietary patterns were specified: vegetable (high in vegetables and legumes), Western-like (high in meat, sugarsweetened beverages, salty and sweet snacks, refined grains, high-fat dairy), and Mediterranean-like (rich in low-fat dairy, fruit, vegetables, nuts, olive, fish, and low in hydrogenated fats). After adjustment for confounders, Mediterranean-like dietary pattern had an inverse association with SBP (β=-0.24; 95% CI: -5.25, -1.27) and DBP (β=-0.17; 95% CI: -3.65, -0.20) in males but not females. Vegetable and Western-like dietary patterns were not associated with BP in either sex after adjusting for confounders. Positive relationships were observed between BP and body mass index (r=0.28 and 0.33 for SBP and DBP, P<0.001), waist circumference (r=0.51 and 0.45 for SBP and DBP, P<0.001), and waist-to-hip ratio (r=0.54 and 0.44 for SBP and DBP, P<0.001). Dietary energy and carbohydrates were positively and fats inversely associated with BP. Among micronutrients, vitamin E had a significant inverse association with BP.Conclusion: Mediterranean-like dietary pattern may lower the risk of hypertension in Shiraz males.
