Association of fruit and vegetable intake with predicted 10-year cardiovascular disease risk among hypertensive patients in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.

Mulugeta Mekonene Samson GebremedhinDemiraw BikilaGenet AshebirKaleab Baye

Published in: BMJ open (2023)

We found a high prevalence of CVD risk among hypertensive patients. High FV consumption was inversely associated with CVD risk. This suggests that patients should be advised to increase FV intake to minimise CVD risk.

Keyphrases

hypertensive patients
blood pressure
cardiovascular disease
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
body mass index
prognostic factors
weight gain
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported outcomes
weight loss
cardiovascular events