Vitamin D deficiency and hypertension in type 2 diabetic Iraqi patients

ABSTRACT

Objective: Vitamin D[3] deficiency has been defined as serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D[3][25-[OH]D[3]] levels below 30 ng/ml and it is common among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus [T2DM]. Laboratory studies indicate that 1,25-[OH]D[3] suppresses renin expression and vascular smooth muscle cells proliferation, then decreases blood pressure. The aim of the present study is to demonstrate the association between 25-[OH]D[3] level and the risk of blood pressure, and its relation with T2DM and body mass index [BMI]