Food Intake and Lipids Profiles among Hypertensive Patients at the Community Hospitals in Trang Province

Abstract

Hypertension (HTN) is related to dyslipidemia (DLP) and intake behavior and caused 4.4 million deaths worldwide. Therefore, this cross-sectional study aimed to investigate food intake and blood lipid levels in patients with HTN who received chronic care at community hospitals in Trang province. Two hundred and sixteen patients with HTN and DLP were randomly recruited from 3 community hospitals.  Data were collected using demographics and food intake frequency (FIF) questionnaires. Frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation were used for analyzing data. 

The findings showed that participants’ mean (SD) age was 63.27 (16.56).  They were males 59.2 %, married 60.3 %, and practiced Buddhism 62.7 %.  The mean (SD) of lipid profiles are total cholesterol, HDL-C, LDL-C, and triglyceride were 212.73 (21.12), 42.14 (8.98), 97.19 (14.20), and 145.17 (27.72), respectively.  Over 80 % of participants were uncontrolled blood pressure (BP).  The mean (SD) of food consumption found a high carbohydrate intake of white rice, 4.32 (0.58); hot drinks, 4.00 (1.12); and cold beverages, 3.97 (1.05); protein intake of fish, 3.50 (0.90); chicken, 3.41 (0.68); and omelets, 3.07 (0.71); and fat intake of soybean oil at 2.80 (0.61); but less fiber intake of cooked vegetables at 3.80 (0.43).  Therefore, these patients must be educated and encouraged to engage in healthy eating interventions.