Titre du document / Document title

Olive oil, the Mediterranean diet, and arterial blood pressure: the Greek European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) study

Auteur(s) / Author(s)

PSALTOPOULOU Theodora ⁽¹⁾ ; NASKA Androniki ⁽¹⁾ ; ORFANOS Philippos ⁽¹⁾ ; TRICHOPOULOS Dimitrios ^{(1 2)} ; MOUNTOKALAKIS Theodoros ⁽³⁾ ; TRICHOPOULOU Antonia ⁽¹⁾ ;

Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)

⁽¹⁾ Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, GRECE
⁽²⁾ Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, ETATS-UNIS
⁽³⁾ Hypertension Center, Third University Department of Medicine, Sotiria Hospital, Athens, GRECE

Résumé / Abstract

Background: Diet has been reported to influence arterial blood pressure, andevidence indicatesthatthe Mediterranean diet reduces cardiovascular mortality. Objective: The objective was to examine whether the Mediterranean diet, as an entity, and olive oil, in particular, reduce arterial blood pressure. Design: Arterial blood pressure and several sociodemographic, anthropometric, dietary, physical activity, and clinical variables were recorded at enrollment among participants in the Greek arm of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) study. Of these participants, 20 343 had never received a diagnosis of hypertension and were included in an analysis in which systolic and diastolic blood pressure were regressed on the indicated possible predictors, including a 10-point score that reflects adherence to the Mediterranean diet and, alternatively, the score's individual components and olive oil. Results: The Mediterranean diet score was significantly inversely associated with both systolic and diastolic blood pressure. Intakes of olive oil, vegetables, and fruit were significantly inversely associated with both systolic and diastolic blood pressure, whereas cereals, meat and meat products, and ethanol intake were positively associated with arterial blood pressure. Mutual adjustment between olive oil and vegetables, which are frequently consumed together, indicated that olive oil has the dominant beneficial effect on arterial blood pressure in this population. Conclusions: Adherence to the Mediterranean diet is inversely associated with arterial blood pressure, even though a beneficial component of the Mediterranean diet score-cereal intake-is positively associated with arterial blood pressure. Olive oil intake, per se, is inversely associated with both systolic and diastolic blood pressure.

Revue / Journal Title

The American journal of clinical nutrition   ISSN 0002-9165   CODEN AJCNAC 

Source / Source

2004, vol. 80, n^o4, pp. 1012-1018 [7 page(s) (article)] (50 ref.)

Langue / Language

Anglais

Editeur / Publisher

American Society for Clinical Nutrition, Bethesda, MD, ETATS-UNIS  (1954) (Revue)

Mots-clés anglais / English Keywords

Hemodynamics ; Europe ; Human ; Greece ; Malignant tumor ; Feeding ; Nutrition ; European ; Greek ; Blood pressure ; Arterial pressure ; Mediterranean diet ; Olive oil ;

Mots-clés français / French Keywords

Hémodynamique ; Europe ; Homme ; Grèce ; Tumeur maligne ; Alimentation ; Nutrition ; Européen ; Grec ; Pression sanguine ; Pression artérielle ; Régime alimentaire méditerranéen ; Huile olive ;

Mots-clés espagnols / Spanish Keywords

Hemodinámica ; Europa ; Hombre ; Grecia ; Tumor maligno ; Alimentación ; Nutrición ; Europeo ; Griego ; Presión sanguínea ; Presión arterial ; Régimen alimentario mediterráneo ; Aceite oliva ;

Mots-clés d'auteur / Author Keywords

Olive oil ; Mediterranean diet ; arterial blood pressure ; European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition study ; EPIC study ; Greece ;

Localisation / Location

INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 8263, 35400012239464.0300