NCT00005271

Brief Summary

To investigate the relationship between dietary factors, especially macronutrients, and blood pressure in an international, multicenter observational study. A particular focus is to help elucidate the role of these dietary factors in accounting for the even more adverse blood pressure patterns of less educated population strata, especially in the United States, in both less educated Blacks and whites.

Trial Health

100
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
4,680

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for all trials

Timeline
Completed

Started Jul 1995

Longer than P75 for all trials

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

July 1, 1995

Completed
4.9 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

May 25, 2000

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

May 26, 2000

Completed
9.2 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

August 1, 2009

Completed
5.8 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

May 1, 2015

Completed
Last Updated

January 12, 2016

Status Verified

January 1, 2016

Enrollment Period

14.1 years

First QC Date

May 25, 2000

Last Update Submit

January 11, 2016

Conditions

Cardiovascular DiseasesHeart DiseasesHypertension

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Blood pressure measurement relative to diet.

    Ongoing comparisons of different nutrients, urinary sodium and blood pressure.

    15 years

Eligibility Criteria

Age40 Years - 59 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64)
Sampling MethodProbability Sample
Study Population

The INTERMAP study population includes 4,680 men and women ages 40-59 who were recruited from 17 population samples of diverse ethnicity/ SES/ eating practices in four countries (China, Japan, UK, USA).

You may qualify if:

  • Healthy individuals
  • Men and women
  • Age 40-59 years
  • Willing to collect 24 hour urine and return to clinic for second follow-up visit

You may not qualify if:

  • Existing disease
  • Unwilling to provide 24 hour urine collections
  • Unable to attend follow-up visits
  • Unable to recall dietary intake

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Related Publications (25)

  • Stamler J, Elliott P, Dennis B, Dyer AR, Kesteloot H, Liu K, Ueshima H, Zhou BF; INTERMAP Research Group. INTERMAP: background, aims, design, methods, and descriptive statistics (nondietary). J Hum Hypertens. 2003 Sep;17(9):591-608. doi: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001603.

    PMID: 13679950BACKGROUND

  • Beevers DG, Stamler J. Background to the INTERMAP study of nutrients and blood pressure. J Hum Hypertens. 2003 Sep;17(9):589-90. doi: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001609. No abstract available.

    PMID: 13679949BACKGROUND

  • Dennis B, Stamler J, Buzzard M, Conway R, Elliott P, Moag-Stahlberg A, Okayama A, Okuda N, Robertson C, Robinson F, Schakel S, Stevens M, Van Heel N, Zhao L, Zhou BF; INTERMAP Research Group. INTERMAP: the dietary data--process and quality control. J Hum Hypertens. 2003 Sep;17(9):609-22. doi: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001604.

    PMID: 13679951BACKGROUND

  • Zhou BF, Stamler J, Dennis B, Moag-Stahlberg A, Okuda N, Robertson C, Zhao L, Chan Q, Elliott P; INTERMAP Research Group. Nutrient intakes of middle-aged men and women in China, Japan, United Kingdom, and United States in the late 1990s: the INTERMAP study. J Hum Hypertens. 2003 Sep;17(9):623-30. doi: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001605.

    PMID: 13679952BACKGROUND

  • Dyer AR, Elliott P, Stamler J, Chan Q, Ueshima H, Zhou BF; INTERMAP Research Group. Dietary intake in male and female smokers, ex-smokers, and never smokers: the INTERMAP study. J Hum Hypertens. 2003 Sep;17(9):641-54. doi: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001607.

    PMID: 13679954BACKGROUND

  • Stamler J, Elliott P, Appel L, Chan Q, Buzzard M, Dennis B, Dyer AR, Elmer P, Greenland P, Jones D, Kesteloot H, Kuller L, Labarthe D, Liu K, Moag-Stahlberg A, Nichaman M, Okayama A, Okuda N, Robertson C, Rodriguez B, Stevens M, Ueshima H, Horn LV, Zhou B. Higher blood pressure in middle-aged American adults with less education-role of multiple dietary factors: the INTERMAP study. J Hum Hypertens. 2003 Sep;17(9):655-775. doi: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001608.

    PMID: 13679955BACKGROUND

  • Conway R, Robertson C, Dennis B, Stamler J, Elliott P; INTERMAP Research Group. Standardised coding of diet records: experiences from INTERMAP UK. Br J Nutr. 2004 May;91(5):765-71. doi: 10.1079/BJN20041095.

    PMID: 15152639BACKGROUND

  • Zhao L, Stamler J, Yan LL, Zhou B, Wu Y, Liu K, Daviglus ML, Dennis BH, Elliott P, Ueshima H, Yang J, Zhu L, Guo D; INTERMAP Research Group. Blood pressure differences between northern and southern Chinese: role of dietary factors: the International Study on Macronutrients and Blood Pressure. Hypertension. 2004 Jun;43(6):1332-7. doi: 10.1161/01.HYP.0000128243.06502.bc. Epub 2004 Apr 26.

    PMID: 15117915BACKGROUND

  • Dyer AR, Greenland P, Elliott P, Daviglus ML, Claeys G, Kesteloot H, Chan Q, Ueshima H, Stamler J; INTERMAP Research Group. Estimating laboratory precision of urinary albumin excretion and other urinary measures in the International Study on Macronutrients and Blood Pressure. Am J Epidemiol. 2004 Aug 1;160(3):287-94. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwh196.

    PMID: 15258002BACKGROUND

  • Dyer AR, Greenland P, Elliott P, Daviglus ML, Claeys G, Kesteloot H, Ueshima H, Stamler J; INTERMAP Research Group. Evaluation of measures of urinary albumin excretion in epidemiologic studies. Am J Epidemiol. 2004 Dec 1;160(11):1122-31. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwh326.

    PMID: 15561992BACKGROUND

  • Daviglus ML, Greenland P, Stamler J, Elliott P, Appel LJ, Carnethon MR, Chan Q, Claeys G, Kesteloot H, Miura K, Nakagawa H, Pirzada A, Steffen L, Yan LL, Zhou B, Dyer AR. Relation of nutrient intake to microalbuminuria in nondiabetic middle-aged men and women: International Population Study on Macronutrients and Blood Pressure (INTERMAP). Am J Kidney Dis. 2005 Feb;45(2):256-66. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2004.11.005.

    PMID: 15685502BACKGROUND

  • Elliott P, Stamler J, Dyer AR, Appel L, Dennis B, Kesteloot H, Ueshima H, Okayama A, Chan Q, Garside DB, Zhou B. Association between protein intake and blood pressure: the INTERMAP Study. Arch Intern Med. 2006 Jan 9;166(1):79-87. doi: 10.1001/archinte.166.1.79.

    PMID: 16401814BACKGROUND

  • Oude Griep LM, Chekmeneva E, Van Horn L, Chan Q, Daviglus ML, Frost G, Holmes E, Ebbels TM, Elliott P. A Metabolome Wide Association Study of Fruit and Vegetable Consumption and Associations with Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors: The International Study of Macro-/Micronutrients and Blood Pressure (INTERMAP) Study. J Nutr. 2025 Jan;155(1):122-131. doi: 10.1016/j.tjnut.2024.11.004. Epub 2024 Nov 12.

    PMID: 39536968DERIVED

  • Gibson R, Aljuraiban GS, Oude Griep LM, Vu TH, Steffen LM, Appel LJ, Rodriguez BL, Daviglus ML, Elliott P, Van Horn L, Chan Q. Relationship of calcium and magnesium intakes with the dietary approaches to stop hypertension score and blood pressure: the International Study of Macro/micronutrients and Blood Pressure. J Hypertens. 2024 May 1;42(5):789-800. doi: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000003648. Epub 2023 Dec 20.

    PMID: 38164982DERIVED

  • Salman E, Kadota A, Okami Y, Kondo K, Yoshita K, Okuda N, Nakagawa H, Saitoh S, Sakata K, Okayama A, Chan Q, Elliott P, Stamler J, Ueshima H, Miura K; INTERMAP Research Group. Investigation of the urinary sodium-to-potassium ratio target level based on the recommended dietary intake goals for the Japanese population: The INTERMAP Japan. Hypertens Res. 2022 Dec;45(12):1850-1860. doi: 10.1038/s41440-022-01007-x. Epub 2022 Nov 8.

    PMID: 36344663DERIVED

  • Chan Q, Wren GM, Lau CE, Ebbels TMD, Gibson R, Loo RL, Aljuraiban GS, Posma JM, Dyer AR, Steffen LM, Rodriguez BL, Appel LJ, Daviglus ML, Elliott P, Stamler J, Holmes E, Van Horn L. Blood pressure interactions with the DASH dietary pattern, sodium, and potassium: The International Study of Macro-/Micronutrients and Blood Pressure (INTERMAP). Am J Clin Nutr. 2022 Jul 6;116(1):216-229. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqac067.

    PMID: 35285859DERIVED

  • Aljuraiban G, Chan Q, Gibson R, Stamler J, Daviglus ML, Dyer AR, Miura K, Wu Y, Ueshima H, Zhao L, Van Horn L, Elliott P, Oude Griep LM; INTERMAP Research Group. Association between plant-based diets and blood pressure in the INTERMAP study. BMJ Nutr Prev Health. 2020 Jul 8;3(2):133-142. doi: 10.1136/bmjnph-2020-000077. eCollection 2020 Dec.

    PMID: 33521522DERIVED

  • Gibson R, Lau CE, Loo RL, Ebbels TMD, Chekmeneva E, Dyer AR, Miura K, Ueshima H, Zhao L, Daviglus ML, Stamler J, Van Horn L, Elliott P, Holmes E, Chan Q. The association of fish consumption and its urinary metabolites with cardiovascular risk factors: the International Study of Macro-/Micronutrients and Blood Pressure (INTERMAP). Am J Clin Nutr. 2020 Feb 1;111(2):280-290. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqz293.

    PMID: 31782492DERIVED

  • Zhou L, Stamler J, Chan Q, Van Horn L, Daviglus ML, Dyer AR, Miura K, Okuda N, Wu Y, Ueshima H, Elliott P, Zhao L; INTERMAP Research Group. Salt intake and prevalence of overweight/obesity in Japan, China, the United Kingdom, and the United States: the INTERMAP Study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2019 Jul 1;110(1):34-40. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqz067.

    PMID: 31111867DERIVED

  • Wen X, Zhou L, Stamler J, Chan Q, Van Horn L, Daviglus ML, Dyer AR, Elliott P, Ueshima H, Miura K, Okuda N, Wu Y, Zhao L. Agreement between 24-h dietary recalls and 24-h urine collections for estimating sodium intake in China, Japan, UK, USA: the International Study of Macro- and Micro-nutrients and Blood Pressure. J Hypertens. 2019 Apr;37(4):814-819. doi: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000001941.

    PMID: 30817463DERIVED

  • Stamler J, Chan Q, Daviglus ML, Dyer AR, Van Horn L, Garside DB, Miura K, Wu Y, Ueshima H, Zhao L, Elliott P; INTERMAP Research Group. Relation of Dietary Sodium (Salt) to Blood Pressure and Its Possible Modulation by Other Dietary Factors: The INTERMAP Study. Hypertension. 2018 Apr;71(4):631-637. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.117.09928.

    PMID: 29507099DERIVED

  • Aljuraiban GS, Chan Q, Oude Griep LM, Brown IJ, Daviglus ML, Stamler J, Van Horn L, Elliott P, Frost GS; INTERMAP Research Group. The impact of eating frequency and time of intake on nutrient quality and Body Mass Index: the INTERMAP Study, a Population-Based Study. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2015 Apr;115(4):528-36.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2014.11.017. Epub 2015 Jan 22.

    PMID: 25620753DERIVED

  • Chan Q, Stamler J, Brown IJ, Daviglus ML, Van Horn L, Dyer AR, Oude Griep LM, Miura K, Ueshima H, Zhao L, Nicholson JK, Holmes E, Elliott P; INTERMAP Research Group. Relation of raw and cooked vegetable consumption to blood pressure: the INTERMAP Study. J Hum Hypertens. 2014 Jun;28(6):353-9. doi: 10.1038/jhh.2013.115. Epub 2013 Nov 21.

    PMID: 24257514DERIVED

  • Stamler J, Brown IJ, Yap IK, Chan Q, Wijeyesekera A, Garcia-Perez I, Chadeau-Hyam M, Ebbels TM, De Iorio M, Posma J, Daviglus ML, Carnethon M, Holmes E, Nicholson JK, Elliott P; INTERMAP Research Group. Dietary and urinary metabonomic factors possibly accounting for higher blood pressure of black compared with white Americans: results of International Collaborative Study on macro-/micronutrients and blood pressure. Hypertension. 2013 Dec;62(6):1074-80. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.113.01810. Epub 2013 Oct 7.

    PMID: 24101663DERIVED

  • Oude Griep LM, Stamler J, Chan Q, Van Horn L, Steffen LM, Miura K, Ueshima H, Okuda N, Zhao L, Daviglus ML, Elliott P; INTERMAP Research Group. Association of raw fruit and fruit juice consumption with blood pressure: the INTERMAP Study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2013 May;97(5):1083-91. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.112.046300. Epub 2013 Apr 3.

    PMID: 23553162DERIVED

Biospecimen

Retention: SAMPLES WITHOUT DNA

24 hour urine collection among all participants

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Cardiovascular DiseasesHeart DiseasesHypertension

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Vascular Diseases

Study Officials

  • Lawrence Appel

    Johns Hopkins University

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

  • Daniel Jones

    University of Mississippi Medical Center

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

  • Darwin Labarthe

    University of Texas

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

  • Beatriz Rodriguez

    University of Hawaii at Manoa

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

  • Jeremiah Stamler

    Northwestern University

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

  • Linda Van Horn

    Northwestern University

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
observational
Observational Model
COHORT
Time Perspective
CROSS SECTIONAL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

May 25, 2000

First Posted

May 26, 2000

Study Start

July 1, 1995

Primary Completion

August 1, 2009

Study Completion

May 1, 2015

Last Updated

January 12, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-01