The lancet. Diabetes & endocrinology
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Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol · Sep 2014
Meta AnalysisAssociation of vitamin D status with arterial blood pressure and hypertension risk: a mendelian randomisation study.
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. ⋯ British Heart Foundation, UK Medical Research Council, and Academy of Finland.