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BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL
Volume 337, Issue 7663, Pages -Publisher
B M J PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.a258
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- NHLBI NIH HHS [2-R01-HL50490, R01 HL050490] Funding Source: Medline
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Objective To investigate associations of dietary iron (total, haem, and non-haem), supplemental iron, and red meat with blood pressure. Design Cross sectional epidemiological study. Setting 17 population samples from Japan, China, the United Kingdom, and the United States participatingin the international collaborative on macro-/micronutrients and blood pressure (INTERMAP). Participants 4680 adults aged 40-59. Main outcome measure Average of eight blood pressure readings. Results In multiple linear regression analyses dietary total. iron and non-haem iron were consistently inversely associated with blood pressure. With adjustment for potential non-dietaryand dietary confounders, dietarytotal iron intake higherby 4.20 mg/4.2 MJ (2 SID) was associated with 1.39 mm Hg (P<0.01) lower systolic blood pressure. Dietary non-haem iron intake higher by 4.13 mg/4.2 MJ (2 SID) was associated with 1.45 mm Hg (P<0.001) lower systolic blood pressure. Differences were smaller for diastolic blood pressure. In most models haem iron intake from food was positively, non-significantly associated with blood pressure. Iron intake from combined diet and supplements yielded smaller associations than dietary iron alone. Red meat intake was directly associated with blood pressure; 102.6 g/24 h (2 SD) higher intake was associated with 1.25 mm Hg higher systolic blood pressure. Associations between red meat and blood pressure persisted after adjustment for multiple confounders. Conclusion Non-haem iron has a possible role in the prevention and control of adverse blood pressure levels. An unfavourable effect of red meat on blood pressure was observed. These results need confirmation including in prospective studies, clinical trials, and from experimental evidence on possible mechanisms.
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