Effects of individual components of multiple behavior changes: the PREMIER trial.

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Journal Article

OBJECTIVES: To assess contributions of individual lifestyle changes on systolic blood pressure (SBP) changes. METHODS: We examined associations between lifestyle behavior changes and SBP after 6 and 18 months in 782 PREMIER trial participants. RESULTS: In multivariate models omitting weight, predicted SBP reductions ranged from (1)/2 to 1(1)/2 mm Hg for reduced urinary sodium, improved fitness, and adherence to the DASH diet (except sodium at 18 months). With weight included, only fitness change additionally predicted SBP at 18 months. CONCLUSIONS: Several lifestyle behavior changes are important for BP lowering, but are difficult to detect when weight is included in multivariate models.

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Duke Authors

Cited Authors

  • Obarzanek, E; Vollmer, WM; Lin, P-H; Cooper, LS; Young, DR; Ard, JD; Stevens, VJ; Simons-Morton, DG; Svetkey, LP; Harsha, DW; Elmer, PJ; Appel, LJ

Published Date

  • September 2007

Published In

Volume / Issue

  • 31 / 5

Start / End Page

  • 545 - 560

PubMed ID

  • 17555385

Pubmed Central ID

  • 17555385

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

  • 1945-7359

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 1087-3244

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.5555/ajhb.2007.31.5.545

Language

  • eng