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Effects of Vitamin D Supplementation on 24-Hour Blood Pressure in Patients with Low 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Nutrients
January 1, 1970
Verena Theiler-Schwetz et al. (10 authors)
Journal ArticleRandomized Controlled TrialHuman StudyClinical
Study Details

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.

Extracted Claims (6)
InterventionDirectionEndpointPopulationDosageImpactClaim #
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
Abstract

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.

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Blood PressureCalcifediolCholecalciferolDietary SupplementsDouble-Blind MethodHumansHypertensionVitamin DVitamin D DeficiencyVitamins
Study Links
Quality Scores
SafetyNot Assessed
Efficacy35/10
Quality85/10
Citation Metrics
Total Citations14
Citations/Year4.7
Relative Citation Ratio2.19
NIH Percentile77.2%
Research Impact Scores
APT Score0.75
Weight Score1.76
Normalized Score0.51
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