Low vitamin D is associated with hypertension in paediatric obesity - UTU Research Portal

A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal

Low vitamin D is associated with hypertension in paediatric obesity

Authors: Kao KT, Abidi N, Ranasinha S, Brown J, Rodda C, McCallum Z, Zacharin M, Simm PJ, Magnussen CG, Sabin MA

Publisher: WILEY-BLACKWELL

Publication year: 2015

Journal: Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Journal name in source: JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH

Journal acronym: J PAEDIATR CHILD H

Volume: 51

Issue: 12

First page : 1207

Last page: 1213

Number of pages: 7

ISSN: 1034-4810

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jpc.12935

Abstract

Conclusion: Overweight and obese youth attending specialist obesity services have a high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency. In this population, lower levels of vitamin D were seen in those with greater adiposity, and independent of this, in those who had higher blood pressure.