Relationship between Food Security with Sugar Level and Blood Pressure in Diabetes Type 2 in Tehran
Introduction: Food security has been defined as the “availability, stability, access and utilization of safe foods”. Diabetes has been known as one of the biggest health and medical problems throughout the world and is clearly related to lifestyle, and particularly, improper food consumption. The...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Electronic Physician
2016-12-01
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| Series: | Electronic Physician |
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5279972/ |
| Summary: | Introduction: Food security has been defined as the “availability, stability, access and utilization of safe foods”.
Diabetes has been known as one of the biggest health and medical problems throughout the world and is clearly
related to lifestyle, and particularly, improper food consumption. The aim of this study was to determine the
relationship between food security with sugar and blood pressure in patients suffering from type 2 diabetes who
refer to diabetes centers in Tehran.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2015 on type 2 diabetes patients in Tehran, Iran. From two
diabetes centers in the eastern and southern parts of Tehran, 243 type 2 diabetes patients were selected. Necessary
information (demographic and food security information) about all the studied persons was collected using the
standard questionnaire verified by US Department of Agriculture (USDA). The data was analyzed by SPSS
version 16, statistical comparisons were made using analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Chi-square and Tukey
tests and a significant level of <0.05.
Results: Most subjects were female (68.7%). There was no significant relationship between gender and food
security (p=0.372). No significant relation was observed between food security and fasting blood pressure,
HbA1C, and systolic blood pressure (p>0.05), but there was a significant relationship between food security and
diastolic blood pressure (p= 0.030).
Conclusions: According to the relationship between diastolic blood pressure and food security and the role of
blood pressure in the irreparable diabetic complications, it is recommended to perform appropriate food advice |
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| ISSN: | 2008-5842 2008-5842 |