Comparison of Various Factors in Patients of Essential Hypertension with and Without Vitamin D Deficiency Presenting To Family Practice
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Family medicine; Hypertension; Lipid profile; Vitamin D.Abstract
Objective: To compare various factors in patients of hypertension with and without Vitamin D Deficiency managed at family medicine department of our hospital.
Study Design: Comparative cross-sectional study
Place and Duration of Study: Department of Family Medicine, Pak Emirates Military hospital, Rawalpindi Pakistan, From September 2022 to November 2022.
Methodology: Patients of hypertension presenting at family medicine department without having any other metabolic illness were recruited in the study. Baseline investigations were carried out in all patients along with Vitamin D levels. Patients were divided into two groups for the sake of comparison as with and without vitamin D deficiency. Factors like age, gender, deranged lipid profile parameters and body mass index were compared in both the study groups.
Results: Out of 206 patients of hypertension included in the study, 144(69.9%) were male while 62(30.1%) were female. Mean age of the study participants reporting at family medicine department was 46.06±9.65 years. Out of two study groups used for comparison, 84(40.7%) of the patients had Vitamin D levels within range while 122(59.3%) had deficient vitamin levels. Statistical analysis revealed that deranged lipid profile parameters and high body mass index were found statistically significantly (p-value <0.05) more in group of patients having Vitamin D deficiency as compared to those who did not have vitamin D deficiency suffering from hypertension managed at family medicine department.
Conclusion: Vitamin D deficiency was a common finding in patients managed for hypertension at family medicine department. Deranged lipid profile parameters and being overweight or obese were the
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