Lifestyle patterns are associated with elevated blood pressure among qatariwomen of reproductive age: A cross-sectional national study
2015
Al-Thani, Mohamed Hamad J.T. | Thani, Al Anoud Mohammed | Al-Chetachi, Walaa Fattah | Malki, Badria Al | Khalifa, Shams Eldin Ali Hassan | Bakri, Ahmad Haj | Hwalla, Nahla C. | Nasreddine, Lara M. | Naja, Farah A. | Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences | Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences (FAFS) | American University of Beirut
Women of childbearing age are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of elevated blood pressure (BP), with dietary and lifestyle habits being increasingly recognized as important modifiable environmental risk factors for this condition. Using data from the National STEPwise survey conducted in Qatar in year 2012, we aimed to examine lifestyle patterns and their association with elevated BP among Qatari women of childbearing age (18–45 years). Socio-demographic, lifestyle, dietary, anthropometric and BP data were used (n = 747). Principal component factor analysis was applied to identify the patterns using the frequency of consumption of 13 foods/food groups, physical activity level, and smoking status. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to evaluate the association of the identified lifestyle patterns with elevated BP and to examine the socio-demographic correlates of these patterns. Three lifestyle patterns were identified: a “healthy” pattern characterized by intake of fruits, natural juices, and vegetables; a “fast food & smoking” pattern characterized by fast foods, sweetened beverages, and sweets, in addition to smoking; and a “traditional sedentary” pattern which consisted of refined grains, dairy products, and meat in addition to low physical activity. The fast food & smoking and the traditional & sedentary patterns were associated with an approximately 2-fold increase in the risk of elevated BP in the study population. The findings of this study highlight the synergistic effect that diet, smoking and physical inactivity may have on the risk of elevated BP among Qatari women. © 2015 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
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