Elevated systolic blood pressure of children in the United States is associated with low serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations related to body mass index: NHANES 2007 to 20101,2

A negative association between serum 25-hydroxyvitamn D [25(OH)D] concentrations and blood pressure has been found in adults; whether a similar relationship exists in children remains unclear. We hypothesized that serum 25(OH)D concentrations of children would negatively correlate with blood pressure. Using a nationally representative sample of children age 8 –18years from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007–2010 (n=2908), we compared serum 25(OH)D levels with diastolic and systolic blood pressure by vitamin D nutritional status categories.

Source: Nutrition Research - January 28, 2017 Category: Nutrition Authors: Carolyn E. Moore, Yan Liu Source Type: research