@article{Usman_Khan_Khattak_Abideen_2017, title={CORRELATION OF VITAMIN D WITH HYPERTENSION IN PATIENTS WITH CARDIOMETABOLIC SYNDROME}, volume={31}, url={https://www.jpmi.org.pk/index.php/jpmi/article/view/2020}, abstractNote={Objective: To find out correlation between vitamin D and hypertension in patients<br />with cardiometabolic syndrome (CMS).<br />Methodology: It was a case control study carried out from January to April<br />2012. Fifty adult patients of CMS and fifty controls were selected in Endocrinology<br />Unit of Hayatabad Medical complex (HMC) by purposive sampling. Controls<br />were age and gender matched relatives of patients. CMS patients were<br />selected by IDF criteria. Waist circumference and blood pressure was recorded.<br />Fasting blood sugar and lipid profile were assessed. 25-hydroxy vitamin D concentrations in serum were estimated by ELISA in HMC pathology laboratory.<br />Analysis was done by using SPSS 17. Chi-square test was applied among individuals with different blood pressure and vitamin D2 levels.<br />Results: Mean systolic BP was 141.82 ±15.16 and 119.84 ±7.20 mmHg in patients<br />and controls respectively, whereas mean diastolic BP was 88.70 ±6.211<br />and 75.70 ±5.15mmHg respectively. Vitamin D2 in cases and controls came out<br />to be 15.03 ±18.11 and 24.11 ±17.05 ng/ml respectively. A significant p value of<br /><0.05 was obtained suggesting a likely correlation between hypertension and<br />hypovitaminosis D. Pearson’s correlation for systolic BP was r =-0.175, p value<br />=0.18. For diastolic BP, r =0.194, p = 0.05 (correlation was significant at level<br />0.05). OR was 5.053 revealing hypovitaminosis D to be a likely risk factor.<br />Conclusion: Our results suggest that hypertension is likely to be correlated<br />with hypovitaminosis D.}, number={3}, journal={Journal of Postgraduate Medical Institute}, author={Usman, Robina and Khan, Farzana and Khattak, Munaza and Abideen, Zain ul}, year={2017}, month={Aug.} }