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Serum Vitamin D Level and Prehypertension among Subjects Free of Hypertension

Author(s) -

Charumathi Sabanayagam,

Anoop Shankar,

Shanmugasundaram Somasundaram

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

kidney and blood pressure research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.806

H-Index - 51

eISSN - 1423-0143

pISSN - 1420-4096

DOI - 10.1159/000330716

Subject(s) - prehypertension , medicine , blood pressure , body mass index , vitamin d and neurology , odds ratio , quartile , renal function , confounding , endocrinology , confidence interval , national health and nutrition examination survey , gastroenterology , population , environmental health

Low serum vitamin D levels are associated with high blood pressure (BP). Prehypertension is a preclinical stage where primary prevention efforts have been recommended for delaying or preventing the onset of hypertension. However, the majority of studies examining the association between vitamin D and BP have not accounted for kidney function or systemic inflammation.

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