Akinkunmi Paul Okekunle, Osahon Jeffery Asowata, Onoja Matthew Akpa, Adekunle Gregory Fakunle, Ifeoluwa Bodunde, Morenikeji Komolafe, Oyedunni Arulogun, Fred Stephen Sarfo, Reginald Obiako, Godwin Osaigbovo, Godwin Ogbole, Abiodun Bello, Sunday Adeniyi, Benedict Calys-Tagoe, Lambert Appiah, Carolyn Jenkins, Olalekan Oyinloye, Hamisu Dambatta, Olayemi Balogun, Arti Singh, Abimbola Olalere, Yaw Mensah, Okechukwu S Ogah, Philip Ibinaiye, Oladimeji Adebayo, Olayinka Adebajo, Philip Adebayo, Ijezie Chukwuonye, Rufus Akinyemi, Bruce Ovbiagele, Mayowa Owolabi
BACKGROUND: The dietary factors associated with the high burden of hypertension among indigenous Africans remain poorly understood. We assessed the relationship between dietary patterns and hypertension among indigenous Africans. METHOD: In this study, 1550 participants with hypertension matched (for age: ± 5 years, sex and ethnicity) with 1550 participants without hypertension were identified from the stroke-free population in the Stroke Investigative Research and Educational Network study in Ghana and Nigeria...
January 17, 2024: Journal of Hypertension