Hypertension and Vitamin D Deficiency Al-Hadad Haider S.1, Neama Ali Kadhum1, Al-Mousawi Ali1 1College of Medicine, University of Kerbala, Iraq Online published on 8 March, 2019. Abstract Vitamin D deficiency is gaining increasing attention as it is prevalent in all age groups, and all over the world. On the other hand, hypertension is attributed to multiple factors (including environmental factors) reacting with the genetic influence. An increased vascular tone is assumed to be a major predictor for hypertension and Vitamin D deficiency is intimately related to this predictor. The aim of this study is to disclose this association between vitamin D deficiency and hypertension and pave the way for other studies to look for the correction of vitamin D as a treatment modality in hypertension. A random sample of 72 hypertensive patients was selected from consultation clinic at Al Hussainy hospital in Kerbala/Iraq in 2017. Patients with past medical history of chronic kidney or liver diseases and those on thiazide diuretics were excluded. The demographic data were documented and blood pressure was checked by mercurial sphygmomanometer. Vitamin D status was checked and also serum calcium was measured. Results Show that patients with a wide age range were included in the study with a mean of was 48.57 ± 14.26 year with a range extending between (15–75 years), and females formed the majority (79.2%). The mean serum vitamin D level in the sample was 15.56 ± 8.72ng/ml, and the majority (80.6%) were deficient in vitamin D. Gender of the participant had no effect on vitamin D level (p=0.405), while comparison of means of serum vitamin D level between hypertensive and non-hypertensive showed significant difference of about 7.5 ng/ml. The mean of serum Calcium level in the sample was 8.69 ± 0.49 mg/ml which is normal. Conclusion There is significant correlation between vitamin D deficiency and hypertension, no effect of gender on vitamin D level, and age had no effect on vitamin D level. Top Keywords Vitamin D deficiency, Hypertension, blood sample, Kerbala. Top |