Estimation of serum Vitamin D level in hypertension and hypertension related complications

Abstract

Background: India with population of around 1.38 billion harbours nearly 200 million1 hypertension patients. Hypertension is an important non-communicable disease with multifactorial biological aspects for its pathogenesis. Many recent analytical studies supported the evidence of low serum vitamin D level in pathogenesis of hypertension. Our objective was to estimate serum vitamin D level in patients with hypertension and hypertension related complications.Aims & Objectives: 1. To estimate serum Vitamin D level in Essential Hypertension and Hypertension related complications. 2. To establish the relationship between serum Vitamin D level and Hypertension and hypertension related complications.Materials & Methods:Design: Hospital based Observational studyPlace of Study: Department of General MedicineStudy Population: Cases attending RMMCH OPD during the study period will be screened for hypertension and hypertension related complications.Sample Size: 100Results: It has been observed that in this study serum vitamin D level is low in hypertension patients and also, the lower level correlated with hypertensive complications like retinopathy, nephropathy and cardiac complications.Conclusion: The study results reveals that low serum vitamin D level is present in significant number of study populations. Also the low serum vitamin D level correlated with hypertension related complications.