Significance of Dietary Pattern in Oxidative Stress among Newly Diagnosed Essential Hypertension

Authors

  • Chanchal Shrivastav, Suman Sharma, G. Indra Kumar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37506/ijop.v7i3.120

Keywords:

Hypertension, prehypertension, oxidative stress, serum uric acid, serum malondialdehyde, vegetarians, nonvegetarians, systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP).

Abstract

Background

Hypertension is a significant global public health problem and it is associated with increased oxidative stress. Oxidative stress is disequilibrium between tissue oxidants (free radicals or reactive oxygen species ROS) and antioxidants and may be an integrative mechanism in the progress of cardiovascular diseases (CVD).

Aims & Objectives

To study the impact of dietary pattern on oxidative stress markers in newly diagnosed essential hypertension.

Material and Method

The study was conducted on 75 cases of essential hypertension (HT), 75 prehypertensives (preHT) and 50 control subjects for 15 months. After screening, serum uric acid (SUA) and serum malondialdehyde (S.MDA) level were investigated in both vegetarians (V) and nonvegetarians (NV) in all groups.

Findings

The difference in mean ± SD of SUA and S. MDA level between control, preHT and HT group were found to be highly significant (p<0.0001). SUA and S. MDA level was higher in NV as compared to vegetarians in all groups but significant results were found in case of SUA (p<0.001).

Conclusion

Long-term vegetarians have improved antioxidant status and coronary heart disease risk profile than do apparently healthy omnivores.

Author Biography

  • Chanchal Shrivastav, Suman Sharma, G. Indra Kumar

    Shrivastav Chanchal1, Sharma Suman2,*, Kumar G. Indra3

    1Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, Ananta Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Center, Rajsamand, Rajasthan

    2Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, Geetanjali Medical College and Hospital, Udaipur, Rajasthan

    3Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, Ananta Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Center, Rajsamand, Rajasthan

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Published

2019-07-25

How to Cite

Significance of Dietary Pattern in Oxidative Stress among Newly Diagnosed Essential Hypertension . (2019). International Journal of Physiology, 7(3), 52-57. https://doi.org/10.37506/ijop.v7i3.120