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DASH dietary pattern and chronic kidney disease in elderly Korean adults

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition volume 71, pages 755–761 (2017)Cite this article

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Background/Objectives:

Dietary patterns are linked to risk and outcomes in chronic kidney disease (CKD). Dietary intake varies by race, region and age. The relationship between a Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet and CKD in elderly Koreans is unclear.

Subjects/Methods:

We conducted cross-sectional analyses of 2408 community-dwelling elderly participants from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2011–2012). DASH dietary patterns for six nutrients (protein, fiber, calcium, potassium, total fat and sodium) were collected by 24 h recall. DASH-US (based on the US recommendations) and DASH-KQ (Korean quartile) scores were generated by summing the scores for the six nutrients. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to calculate odds ratio (OR) for the association between a DASH diet and CKD.

Results:

Mean subject age was 72.4±5.1 years, 13.9% had CKD and 23.8% had diabetes. Protein, fiber, calcium and potassium intake was lower in CKD than non-CKD participants. In multivariate logistic regression analysis adjusted for age, sex, body mass index, comorbid conditions and other factors, a high DASH score was associated with a low odds for CKD based on DASH-US (OR=0.78, 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.65–0.94, P=0.009) and DASH-KQ (OR=0.95, 95% CI, 0.91–0.99, P=0.022). In six nutrients of DASH diet, high fiber intake showed a low odds for CKD in the DASH-KQ model (P for trend=0.010).

Conclusions:

Our findings suggest that higher adherence to a DASH diet and higher fiber intake are associated with lower odds of CKD in elderly Koreans. These results should be corroborated through longitudinal studies of the association between a DASH diet and high-fiber diet on the risk of developing CKD.

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We thank the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES, https://knhanes.cdc.go.kr/knhanes/eng/index.do).

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  1. Department of Nephrology, Total Healthcare Screening Center, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

    H S Lee, K B Lee & Y Y Hyun

  2. Department of Occupational Medicine, Total Healthcare Screening Center, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

    Y Chang & S Ryu

  3. Center for Cohort Studies, Total Healthcare Screening Center, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

    Y Chang, S Ryu & Y Choi

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Lee, H., Lee, K., Hyun, Y. et al. DASH dietary pattern and chronic kidney disease in elderly Korean adults. Eur J Clin Nutr 71, 755–761 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/ejcn.2016.240

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