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DASH Calculation

DASH.Rd

Calculate the DASH dietary index, Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension, using given the serving sizes of foods and nutrients consumed per 1 day

Usage

DASH(
  SERV_DATA,
  RESPONDENTID,
  TOTALKCAL_DASH,
  FRT_FRTJ_SERV_DASH,
  VEG_SERV_DASH,
  NUTSLEG_SERV_DASH,
  WGRAIN_SERV_DASH,
  LOWF_DAIRY_SERV_DASH,
  SODIUM_SERV_DASH,
  REDPROC_MEAT_SERV_DASH,
  SSB_FRTJ_SERV_DASH
)

Arguments

SERV_DATA

The raw data file that includes all the serving sizes of foods and nutrients

RESPONDENTID

The unique participant ID for each participant

TOTALKCAL_DASH

The total energy intake, unit = kcal/day

FRT_FRTJ_SERV_DASH

The serving size of fruits and 100% fruit juice, unit=servings/day (0.5 c of berries; 1 cup=236.59 g; 1 med fruit (1 cup = 236.59 g); 1 cup fruit juice

VEG_SERV_DASH

The serving size of All vegetable except potatoes and legume, unit=servings/day (0.5 c of vege; 1 cup of green leafy (1 cup = 236.59 g)

NUTSLEG_SERV_DASH

The serving size of Nuts, legumes, and vegetable protein (e.g., tofu), unit=servings/day = 1 srv=1oz (28.35 g) of nuts or 1 TBLSP peanut butter (15 mL), 1 cup legume = 4 oz

WGRAIN_SERV_DASH

The serving size of whole grains, unit=1oz

LOWF_DAIRY_SERV_DASH

The serving size of low fat dairy, including 2% or less fat milk + yogurt + low-fat ice cream and frozen yogurt + low-fat cheese, unit=servings/day = 1 glass milk + 1 cup yogurt + 1/2 cup ice cream/frozen yogurt + 1 slice cheese

SODIUM_SERV_DASH

The serving size of sodium, unit=mg/day per 2000 kcal

REDPROC_MEAT_SERV_DASH

The serving size of red and processed meats, including Beef, pork, lamb, goat, veal, sausages, bacon, salami, ham, hot dog, deli meat, unit=servings/day; 1 srv= 4 oz. unprocessed meat; 1.5 oz. processed meat (1 oz. = 28.35 g)

SSB_FRTJ_SERV_DASH

The serving size of sugar-sweetened beverages and non-100% fruit juice, unit=servings/day = 1 ser= 8oz (1 oz. = 28.35 g)

Value

The DASH index/score

Examples

data("DASH_VALIDATION")
DASH(DASH_VALIDATION, RESPONDENTID = DASH_VALIDATION$id, TOTALKCAL_DASH = DASH_VALIDATION$kcal, FRT_FRTJ_SERV_DASH = DASH_VALIDATION$fruit, VEG_SERV_DASH = DASH_VALIDATION$vegetable, NUTSLEG_SERV_DASH = DASH_VALIDATION$nut_legume, WGRAIN_SERV_DASH = DASH_VALIDATION$whole_grain, LOWF_DAIRY_SERV_DASH = DASH_VALIDATION$low_fat_dairy, SODIUM_SERV_DASH = DASH_VALIDATION$sodium, REDPROC_MEAT_SERV_DASH = DASH_VALIDATION$red_processed_meat, SSB_FRTJ_SERV_DASH = DASH_VALIDATION$ssb)
#> Reminder: this DASH index uses quintiles to rank participants' food/drink serving sizes and then calculate DASH component scores, which may generate results that are specific to your study population but not comparable to other populations.
#> Error in dplyr::mutate(., RESPONDENTID = RESPONDENTID, DASH_FRT = quintile_healthy(FRT_FRTJ_SERV_DASH),     DASH_VEG = quintile_healthy(VEG_SERV_DASH), DASH_NUTSLEG = quintile_healthy(NUTSLEG_SERV_DASH),     DASH_WGRAIN = quintile_healthy(WGRAIN_SERV_DASH), DASH_LOWF_DAIRY = quintile_healthy(LOWF_DAIRY_SERV_DASH),     DASH_SODIUM = quintile_unhealthy(SODIUM_SERV_DASH/(TOTALKCAL_DASH/2000)),     DASH_REDPROC_MEAT = quintile_unhealthy(REDPROC_MEAT_SERV_DASH),     DASH_SSB_FRTJ = quintile_unhealthy(SSB_FRTJ_SERV_DASH), DASH_ALL = DASH_FRT +         DASH_VEG + DASH_NUTSLEG + DASH_WGRAIN + DASH_LOWF_DAIRY +         DASH_SODIUM + DASH_REDPROC_MEAT + DASH_SSB_FRTJ): ℹ In argument: `DASH_FRT = quintile_healthy(FRT_FRTJ_SERV_DASH)`.
#> Caused by error:
#> ! `DASH_FRT` must be size 10 or 1, not 0.