Blood levels of vitamin d in hypertensive patients with high blood pressure, and hypertensives with normotension in an ambulatory control

Abstract

Lately, VIT D deficiency has been related to non-musculoskeletal pathologies, such as infectious, autoimmune and cardiovascular diseases, including hypertension.

There is evidence that suggests that VIT D levels are inversely related to blood pressure and the risk of developing hypertension. Other studies associate this deficit of VIT D with increased cardiovascular mortality.

Our challenge was to evaluate whether the VIT D deficit is greater in hypertensive patients with high blood pressure (BP) than in hypertensive patients with normal BP in the office, through a prospective study of two (2) years duration, with patients between 33 and 85 years received in the outpatient clinic of a medical clinic, where blood pressure was taken and the blood level of VIT D was measured.

Their consent will be requested, clarifying that the objective is merely academic and that they will not receive any remuneration for their participation.

When analyzing the VIT D levels, it was observed that among the patients with HBP with elevated BP, only 38.1% had VIT D values > 20, while in the HBP with normotension, this percentage was 70.59%. (p=0.0048).