Relationship between dietary nutrients and hypertension in obese women

Objective To explore the relationship between dietary nutrients and hypertension in Chinese obesewomen.Methods Dietary data were collected by using food-frequency questionnaire (FFQ)in nine random ized community of Harbin The height,weight,blood pressure,blood glucose and blood lipid of all participants were detected.Results Two hundred and eighty three obese women were recmited.The prevalence rate of hypertension was 43.62%,and the prevalence rates of abnounal fasting plasm a glucose and 2-hour glucose tolerance,hypertriglyceridemia,hypercholesterolemia,low HDL-C and high LDL-C were 12.8%,18.1%,30.04,13.07%,48.41% and 58.3%,respectively among the women Multi-variate analysis indicated that carbohydrate and sodium intakes were the risk factors of hypertension Aninalprotein,riboflavin,niacin,calcium,phosphoms,zinc,magnesium,potassium and aninal iron were the protective factors for hypertension.Conclusion The intakes of dietary nutrients in obesewomen should be adjusted for the inprovement of their hypertension.