aNutritional Epidemiology Research Unit (EREN), Inserm U1153, Inra U1125, Cnam, Crnh, Paris 13 University Sorbonne Paris Cite, Paris, France
bFaculty of Pharmacy, Lebanese International University, Beirut, Lebanon
cFaculty of Medicine, Paris-Descartes University
dHypertension and Cardiovascular Prevention Unit, Diagnosis and Therapeutic Center, AP-HP, Hôtel-Dieu Hospital, Paris
ePopulation-Based Epidemiological Cohorts Unit, Inserm, UMS011, Villejuif, France
fFaculty of Public Health, Lebanese University, Fanar
gInstitut National de Santé Publique, Epidémiologie Clinique et Toxicologie (INSPECT-LB), Beirut, Lebanon
Correspondence to Jacques Blacher, MD, PhD, Faculty of Medicine, Paris-Descartes University, Paris, France; Hypertension and Cardiovascular Prevention Unit, Diagnosis and Therapeutic Center, AP-HP, Hôtel-Dieu University Hospital, Place du Parvis Notre-Dame, 75004 Paris, France. Tel: +33 01 42 34 82 34; fax: +33 01 42 34 86 32; e-mail: [email protected]
Abbreviations: ABPM, ambulatory blood pressure monitoring; BP, blood pressure; CI, confidence interval; CNAMTS, Caisse nationale d’assurance maladie des travailleurs salariés; CONSTANCES, cohorte des CONSulTANts des Centre d’examens de sante de la Securite sociale; CVD, cardiovascular disease; DASH, dietary approach to stop hypertension; HSC, health-screening center; HTN, hypertension; ORa, adjusted odds ratio
Received 8 March, 2019
Revised 19 April, 2019
Accepted 23 April, 2019