Association of vitamin D status with arterial blood pressure and hypertension risk: a mendelian randomisation study.

The lancet. Diabetes & endocrinology
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Abstract

Low plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) concentration is associated with high arterial blood pressure and hypertension risk, but whether this association is causal is unknown. We used a mendelian randomisation approach to test whether 25(OH)D concentration is causally associated with blood pressure and hypertension risk.

Year of Publication
2014
Journal
The lancet. Diabetes & endocrinology
Date Published
2014/06/25
ISSN
2213-8587
URL
DOI
10.1016/S2213-8587(14)70113-5
PubMed ID
24974252
PubMed Central ID
PMC4582411
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