The Comparison of Dietary Behaviors among Rural Controlled and Uncontrolled Hypertensive Patients

Table 3

Correlation of systolic blood pressure with the variables of dietary behavior in controlled hypertension group.

	Systolic BP	Fat	Saturated fat	Cholesterol	Intake energy	Calcium	Mn	Carbohydrate	Vitamin C	Dietary fiber	Sodium
Systolic BP	1
Fat	0.347	1
Saturated fat	0.408	0.808	1
Cholesterol	0.132	0.427	0.361	1
Intake energy	0.288	0.827	0.694	0.335	1
Calcium	−0.292	0.107	−0.214	0.09	0.172	1
Mn	−0.160	−0.01	−0.04	−0.170	0.364	0.287	1
Carbohydrate	0.115	0.249	−0.269	0.01	0.719	0.106	0.587	1
Vitamin C	0.384	−0.295	−0.303	−0.142	−0.183	0.153	0.391	0.04	1
Dietary fiber	−0.381	−0.306	−0.355	−0.185	−0.08	0.191	0.553	0.230	0.631	1
Sodium	0.442	0.448	0.573	0.204	0.503	−0.258	−0.04	0.328	−0.475	−0.520	1

Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).