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- Title
The relationship between vitamin D levels and 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure in renal transplantation patients.
- Authors
Karaahmet, Fatih; Arıcı, Mustafa
- Abstract
Aim: GRenal transplantation is the most prominent treatment of renal insufficiency. Vitamin D deficiency found to be common in renal transplant patients. Through renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibition, it protects from hypertension and cardiovascular diseases. In this study, we investigated the relation between vitamin D levels and 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and parameters (body mass index, fasting plasma glucose, lipid profile) that may affect graft function. Material and Method: Association of clinical parameters with vitamin D levels and blood pressure were prospectively compared in renal transplant patients. All patients blood pressure levels were evaluated by 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring. Results: A total of 115 renal transplant recipients were enrolled in the study. Mean level of vitamin D was 16.28±5.2ng/ml, 10.4 % of the patients had severe vitamin D insufficiency (<10ng/ml), 70.4 % with a level between 10-20ng/ml. The vitamin D deficiency (10-20ng/ml) was seen more frequently in women than man. Patients has been divided into two groups, the first with levels of less than 20 ng/ml, the second one with levels of equal or higher than 20 ng/ml. There were no statistically significant difference in age, body mass index and donor features between two groups. Systolic, diastolic, and mean artery 24-hour ambulatory blood pressures in two groups were similar. Conclusion: Vitamin D deficiency was found to be common in renal transplant patients. Vitamin D status was not found to be associated with blood pressure in renal transplant patient.
- Subjects
VITAMIN D deficiency; KIDNEY transplantation; HEMODIALYSIS; BLOOD pressure; KIDNEY failure
- Publication
Ortadogu Medical Journal / Ortadogu Tip Dergisi, 2018, Vol 10, Issue 3, p302
- ISSN
1309-3630
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.21601/ortadogutipdergisi.449335