Ho C P, Yu J H, Lee T J F
Department of Pharmacy, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan; Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan.
Department of Public Health, College of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan.
Public Health. 2017 Dec;153:70-77. doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2017.07.032. Epub 2017 Sep 25.
This study was designed to investigate blood pressure (BP) profiles among Taiwanese women with different dietary patterns.
Cross-sectional study.
A total of 269 non-hypertensive Taiwanese women, 40 years of age or older, were surveyed using structured questionnaires, and measurements of BP and physiological parameters were made. To assess differences among vegans, ovo-vegetarians, and meat eaters in terms of BP, demographic, and health behavior data, the chi-squared and Fisher's exact tests were employed for categorical variables, and analysis of variance and independent t-tests were performed for continuous variables. Multiple regression analysis was used to examine the relationship between BP and dietary patterns while controlling for potential confounding factors.
A significant difference was found among the three test groups in terms of age, education, employment, stress, and waist-hip ratio. Systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) significantly differed among the three groups. After controlling for age, body weight, waist circumference, and hip circumference, the three groups were observed to be a significant risk factor of the SBP and DBP. The SBP and DBP of the ovo-vegetarian group were significantly lower than those of the meat-eater group. No significant differences were found between the vegan and meat-eater groups in terms of SBP and DBP.
Dietary pattern is a likely risk factor for SBP and DBP outcomes in Taiwanese women. In particular, the SBP and DBP of ovo-vegetarians are the lowest among the values observed for all dietary patterns. This finding suggests that an ovo-vegetarian diet is beneficial for long-term BP control and prevention of hypertension in females.
本研究旨在调查不同饮食模式的台湾女性的血压情况。
横断面研究。
共对269名40岁及以上的非高血压台湾女性进行了调查，采用结构化问卷，并测量了血压和生理参数。为评估纯素食者、蛋奶素食者和肉食者在血压、人口统计学和健康行为数据方面的差异，对分类变量采用卡方检验和费舍尔精确检验，对连续变量进行方差分析和独立t检验。在控制潜在混杂因素的同时，采用多元回归分析来检验血压与饮食模式之间的关系。
在年龄、教育程度、就业情况、压力和腰臀比方面，三个测试组之间存在显著差异。三组之间的收缩压（SBP）和舒张压（DBP）有显著差异。在控制年龄、体重、腰围和臀围后，观察到三组均是收缩压和舒张压的显著危险因素。蛋奶素食组的收缩压和舒张压显著低于肉食组。纯素食组和肉食组在收缩压和舒张压方面未发现显著差异。
饮食模式可能是台湾女性收缩压和舒张压结果的一个危险因素。特别是，蛋奶素食者的收缩压和舒张压在所有饮食模式中是最低的。这一发现表明蛋奶素食饮食有利于女性长期控制血压和预防高血压。
