Relationship between Nutrition, Lifestyle Habits and Laboratory Parameters in Hypertensive Patients with/without Cognitive Dysfunction
Kinga-Ilona Nyulas,
Márta Germán-Salló,
Zita Fazakas,
Zoltán Preg,
Tünde Pál,
Sándor Pál,
Robert Gabriel Tripon,
Margit Judit Cseh,
Zsuzsánna Simon-Szabó,
Emil Marian Arbănași,
Enikő Nemes-Nagy
Affiliations
Kinga-Ilona Nyulas
Doctoral School of GE Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Târgu Mureş, 540136 Târgu Mureş, Romania
Márta Germán-Salló
Department of Internal Medicine II, Faculty of Medicine, GE Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Târgu Mureş, 540136 Târgu Mureş, Romania
Zita Fazakas
Department of Biochemistry and Chemistry of Environmental Factors, Faculty of Pharmacy, GE Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Târgu Mureş, 540136 Târgu Mureş, Romania
Zoltán Preg
Department of General Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, GE Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Târgu Mureş, 540136 Târgu Mureş, Romania
Tünde Pál
Emergency Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases and Transplantation, GE Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Târgu Mureş, 540136 Târgu Mureş, Romania
Sándor Pál
Department of Laboratory Medicine, Department of Transfusion Medicine, Medical School, University of Pécs, H-7622 Pécs, Hungary
Robert Gabriel Tripon
Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, GE Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Târgu Mureş, 540136 Târgu Mureş, Romania
Margit Judit Cseh
Nutrition and Dietetics Deparment, GE Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Târgu Mureş, 540136 Târgu Mureş, Romania
Zsuzsánna Simon-Szabó
Department of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, GE Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Târgu Mureş, 540136 Târgu Mureş, Romania
Emil Marian Arbănași
Clinic of Vascular Surgery, Mureș County Emergency Hospital, 540136 Târgu Mureș, Romania
Enikő Nemes-Nagy
Department of Chemistry and Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine in English, GE Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Târgu Mureş, 540136 Târgu Mureş, Romania
(1) Background: Cognitive dysfunction is a major concern in hypertensive patients. Lifestyle habits and nutrition influence laboratory parameters, with an impact on clinical course. The objective of the study was to evaluate nutrition and lifestyle habits in hypertensive patients with/without cognitive dysfunction and establish correlations to laboratory parameters. Material and Methods: 50 patients admitted to the Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Clinic in Târgu Mureș were enrolled in this study between March–June 2021. We evaluated their cognitive function, and they filled in a questionnaire about lifestyle and nutrition. Biochemical blood tests were performed using a Konelab Prime 60i analyzer. IBM-SPSS22 and GraphPad InStat3 were used for statistics. Results: Mean age of hypertensive patients (n = 50) was 70.42 ± 4.82 (SD) years, half of them had cognitive dysfunction. Zinc deficiency was present in 74% of the subjects. The subgroup with cognitive dysfunction had significantly higher BMI (p = 0.009) and microalbuminuria (p = 0.0479), as well as significantly lower magnesium intake (p = 0.032) and cholesterol intake (p = 0.022), compared to those with normal cognitive status. Conclusions: Nutrition is in a close relationship with laboratory parameters; significant differences (microalbuminuria, cholesterol intake, BMI, etc.) are present between hypertensive patients with/without cognitive dysfunction. A healthy diet is important for the maintenance of metabolic balance, the achievement of optimal body weight, and the prevention of complications.
