A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Association of vitamin D status with arterial blood pressure and hypertension risk: a mendelian randomisation study
Authors: Vimaleswaran KS, Cavadino A, Berry DJ, Jorde R, Dieffenbach AK, Lu C, Alves AC, Heerspink HJL, Tikkanen E, Eriksson J, Wong A, Mangino M, Jablonski KA, Nolte IM, Houston DK, Ahluwalia TS, van der Most PJ, Pasko D, Zgaga L, Thiering E, Vitart V, Fraser RM, Huffman JE, de Boer RA, Schottker B, Saum KU, McCarthy MI, Dupuis J, Herzig KH, Sebert S, Pouta A, Laitinen J, Kleber ME, Navis G, Lorentzon M, Jameson K, Arden N, Cooper JA, Acharya J, Hardy R, Raitakari O, Ripatti S, Billings LK, Lahti J, Osmond C, Penninx BW, Rejnmark L, Lohman KK, Paternoster L, Stolk RP, Hernandez DG, Byberg L, Hagstrom E, Melhus H, Ingelsson E, Mellstrom D, Ljunggren O, Tzoulaki I, McLachlan S, Theodoratou E, Tiesler CMT, Jula A, Navarro P, Wright AF, Polasek O, Hayward C, Wilson JF, Rudan I, Salomaa V, Heinrich J, Campbell H, Price JF, Karlsson M, Lind L, Michaesson K, Bandinelli S, Frayling TM, Hartman CA, Sorensen TIA, Kritchevsky SB, Flo BLLJGEJC, Eriksson JG, Florez JC, Spector TD, Lehtimaki T, Kuh D, Humphries SE, Cooper C, Ohlsson C, Marz W, de Borst MH, Kumari M, Kivimaki M, Wang TJ, Power C, Brenner H, Grimnes G, van der Harst P, Snieder H, Hingorani AD, Pilz S, Whittaker JC, Jarvelin MR, Hypponen E
Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
Publication year: 2014
Journal:Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology
Journal name in sourceLANCET DIABETES & ENDOCRINOLOGY
Journal acronym: LANCET DIABETES ENDO
Volume: 2
Issue: 9
First page : 719
Last page: 729
Number of pages: 11
ISSN: 2213-8587
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S2213-8587(14)70113-5
Interpretation Increased plasma concentrations of 25(OH)D might reduce the risk of hypertension. This finding warrants further investigation in an independent, similarly powered study.