Abstract P516: A Traditional Mexican Diet Score is Not Associated With Increased Risk of Hypertension and is Comparable to Other Diet Scores Among U.S. Adults of Mexican Heritage in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos Cohort

Introduction: Little is known about whether prevailing diet quality scores apply to Hispanics/Latinos when assessing hypertension risk or if a diet score applied to a traditional diet would be more relevant. Objective: To compare a traditional Mexican diet score (tMexS) against three prevailing diet quality scores (Mediterranean Diet Score [MeDS], Alternate Healthy Eating Index-2010 [AHEI-2010], and Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension...