ArticleJournal of human hypertension2021
Birth weight modifies the association between a healthy Nordic diet and office blood pressure in old age.
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- Leisure-time physical activity and metabolomic trajectories over the transition from late midlife to old age.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2026Article
- Dietary Strategies in the Prevention and Treatment of Hypertension in Children and Adolescents: A Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2024Review
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Abstract
A healthy diet reduces risk for high blood pressure. A small body size at birth increases risk for high blood pressure. Our aim was to study whether birth weight modifies the association between a healthy Nordic diet, characterized by high intake of Nordic vegetables, fruits, and berries, whole-grain rye, oat, and barley, and rapeseed oil, and blood pressure. Finnish men and women (n = 960) born in 1934-1944 attended clinical visits including clinical measurements, and questionnaires in 2001-2004 and 2011-2013. Linear regression was applied to investigate the interactions between birth weight and Nordic diet (measured by the Baltic sea diet score (BSDS)) on blood pressure change during the 10-year follow-up. Baseline Nordic diet and birth weight showed a significant interaction on systolic blood pressure (SBP) (p = 0.02), and pulse pressure (PP) (p < 0.01) over a 10-year follow-up. In the lowest birth weight category (women < 2951 g, men < 3061 g), predicted SBP decreased across BSDS thirds (lowest (T1): 155 mmHg, highest (T3): 145 mmHg, p for linearity = 0.01) as did predicted PP (T1: 71 mmHg, T3: 63 mmHg, p < 0.01). In the middle birth weight category, predicted SBP increased across BSDS thirds (T1: 151 mmHg, T3: 155 mmHg, p = 0.02) as did predicted PP (T1: 67 mmHg, T3: 71 mmHg, p < 0.01). In the highest birth weight category, no associations were found. Higher adherence to a healthy Nordic diet was associated with lower SBP and PP in individuals with low birth weight but with higher SBP and PP in those with average birth weight.
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