ABSTRACT
Hypertension is the third leading killer disease in the world and is responsible for 1 in every 8 deaths. About 1 billion people are affected by hypertension worldwide.1 There is strong positive and continuous correlation between BP and the risk of cardiovascular disease (myocardial infarction, heart failure), renal disease, stroke and mortality. The present was aimed to find low plasma vitamin D levels are the risk factors for primary hypertension or not. Aims:. To study the low plasma vitamin D levels are the risk factors for primary hypertension or not. Methods: This was a case control study carried out in 100 patients, 50 controls and 50 cases with primary hypertension, aged between 18 to 60 years , admitted in BLDEDU’s Shri B.M.Patil hospital. Results: The number of patients in both the groups was predominantly female (52%) respectively while male patients constituted 48% of the study population. The mean systolic blood pressure (SBP) value in controls was significantly lower as compared to cases (116.8 ± 6.7 vs. 155.0 ± 8.4 mmHg). The mean diastolic blood pressure (DBP) values in controls was significantly lower as compared to cases (74.5 ± 4.8 vs. 87.6 ± 5.2 mmHg). The mean Vitamin D level in controls was higher as compared to cases (21.2± 11.5 vs. 18.0 ± 6.3ng/ml). However there was no significant difference between the groups as per Student t-test (p>0.05). Conclusion: In controls, 8% patients had Vitamin D deficiency while 24% patients had Vitamin D sufficiency. In cases, 10% patients had Vitamin D deficiency while 84% patients had Vitamin D insufficiency. The systolic and diastolic blood pressure values were significantly higher in cases as compared to controls in Vitamin D deficient, insufficient and sufficient patients.