Our objective was to determine differences in the degree of consistency with the DASH diet among adults
with self-reported diabetes (with and without self-reported high blood pressure) compared with those without either disease. It was a cross-sectional study using data from 5,867 nonpregnant, noninstitutionalized adults aged 20 years with two reliable 24- hour recall dietary interviews in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey during 2003-2004 and 2005-2006.
Our purpose was to examine consistency with the DASH diet among adults with self-reported diabetes (with and
without self-reported high blood pressure, separately) compared with adults without self-report of diabetes and
without self-report of high blood pressure in a large, nationally representative sample of US adults. The hypothesis
was that adults with both self-reported diabetes and selfreported high blood pressure may be more likely to have
dietary patterns closer to the DASH diet than those without either disease. Some studies have shown slightly healthier
eating patterns for adults with diabetes than adults without diabetes, such as lower intake of fat or more servings of
oatmeal/oat foods and fruit