Effects of Vitamin D Supplementation on 24-Hour Blood Pressure in Patients with Low 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Study Goal
The researchers aimed to determine whether vitamin D supplementation affects blood pressure in hypertensive patients with varying degrees of vitamin D deficiency.
Results Summary
The study found no significant antihypertensive effects of vitamin D supplementation across different baseline deficiency thresholds, but noted a marginal inverse association between achieved vitamin D levels and systolic blood pressure.
Population
200 hypertensive patients with 25(OH)D levels <30 ng/mL.
Effective Dosage
2800 IU of vitamin D3/day.
Duration
8 weeks.
Interactions
None mentioned.
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Population | Dosage | Impact | Claim # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
vitamin D supplementation | no change | cardiovascular benefits | individuals with very low 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) concentrations | - | potential cardiovascular benefits may be restricted | #1 |
vitamin D | no change | blood pressure (BP) | - | - | effect remains unclear | #2 |
2800 IU of vitamin D3/day | no change | 24-hour systolic ambulatory BP | hypertensive patients with 25(OH)D levels <30 ng/mL | - | No significant treatment effects | #3 |
2800 IU of vitamin D3/day | no change | 24-hour BP | patients with 25(OH)D concentrations <20 ng/mL, <16 ng/mL, and <12 ng/mL | - | No significant treatment effects | #4 |
- | decrease | 24-hour systolic BP | - | −0.196 per ng/mL 25(OH)D | marginally significant trend towards an inverse association | #5 |
vitamin D | no change | antihypertensive effects | vitamin D-deficient individuals | - | could not document the antihypertensive effects | #6 |
Accumulating evidence suggests that potential cardiovascular benefits of vitamin D supplementation may be restricted to individuals with very low 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) concentrations; the effect of vitamin D on blood pressure (BP) remains unclear. We addressed this issue in a post hoc analysis of the double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled Styrian Vitamin D Hypertension Trial (2011−2014) with 200 hypertensive patients with 25(OH)D levels <30 ng/mL. We evaluated whether 2800 IU of vitamin D3/day or placebo (1:1) for 8 weeks affects 24-hour systolic ambulatory BP in patients with 25(OH)D concentrations <20 ng/mL, <16 ng/mL, and <12 ng/mL and whether achieved 25(OH)D concentrations were associated with BP measures. Taking into account correction for multiple testing, p values < 0.0026 were considered significant. No significant treatment effects on 24-hour BP were observed when different baseline 25(OH)D thresholds were used (all p-values > 0.30). However, there was a marginally significant trend towards an inverse association between the achieved 25(OH)D level with 24-hour systolic BP (−0.196 per ng/mL 25(OH)D, 95% CI (−0.325 to −0.067); p = 0.003). In conclusion, we could not document the antihypertensive effects of vitamin D in vitamin D-deficient individuals, but the association between achieved 25(OH)D concentrations and BP warrants further investigations on cardiovascular benefits of vitamin D in severe vitamin D deficiency.