TABLE 1.
Participant Characteristics by Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) Diet £ Accordance (N = 1534)
| Participant Characteristics | N | DASH Diet Accordance
|
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Higher (Accordance scores 1.5–8.0) n = 886 (58%) | Low (Accordance scores 0–1.0) n = 648 (42%) | |||
| African American race | 1534 | 481 (54.3) | 419 (64.7) | <0.001 |
| Age, years, mean (SD) | 1534 | 47.8 (9.4) | 47.6 (8.6) | 0.678 |
| Male sex | 1534 | 347 (39.2) | 297 (45.8) | 0.009 |
| Education, years, mean (SD) | 1532 | 12.9 (3.3) | 12.3 (2.9) | <0.001 |
| Regular source of health care | 1534 | 596 (67.3) | 406 (62.7) | 0.061 |
| Insurance | 1534 | 622 (70.2) | 434 (67.0) | 0.178 |
| Poverty | 1534 | 338 (38.2) | 291 (44.9) | 0.008 |
| Tobacco use | 1462 | <0.001 | ||
| Current | 675 | 353 (41.7) | 322 (52.3) | |
| Former | 304 | 181 (21.4) | 123 (20.0) | |
| None | 483 | 312 (36.9) | 171 (27.8) | |
| BMI, kg/m2, mean (SD) | 1532 | 29.8 (7.8) | 29.7 (7.6) | 0.753 |
| eGFR ml/min/1.73m2** | 1534 | 95 (82 – 108) | 96 (83 – 108) | 0.579 |
| ObesityΨ | 1534 | 376 (42.4) | 266 (41.1) | 0.601 |
| Systolic BP (mm/Hg) | 1523 | 119 (19) | 120 (19) | 0.151 |
| Hypertension | 1529 | 380 (43.0) | 272 (42.1) | 0.753 |
| Diabetes | 1529 | 138 (15.6) | 100 (15.5) | 0.955 |
| Total energy intake, kilocalories/day, mean(SD) | 1533 | 1863 (898) | 2233 (972) | <0.001 |
Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; BMI, body mass index; BP, blood pressure.
£
Individuals meeting the DASH target for a nutrient received a score of 1 while those who achieved the intermediate target for a nutrient received a score of 0.5 for that nutrient, for a total possible score of 9.
**
Median (Interquartile Range) presented.
Ψ
Obesity was defined as BMI ≥30 kg/m2.