Paper
Correlation of Various Physiological Parameters with Vitamin D Levels Among Adult Females of Chandigarh, India
presenters
Divesh Dik
Nationality: India
Residence: India
Department of Anthropology, Panjab University , Chandigarh, India
Presence:Online
Keywords:
Vitamin D, Systolic blood pressure, Diastolic blood pressure, Pulse rate
Abstract:
Background: Vitamin D has been linked to the pathogenesis of extra skeletal disorders such as hypertension, renal disease, and diabetes due to its capacity to negatively modulate the renin angiotensin system (RAS). Aims and Objective: The objective of the present study is to assess the correlation of the various physiological parameters with the vitamin D levels among the adult females of Chandigarh, India. Materials and Methods: The sample included 295 females of the age ranging between 30 and 70 years. Vitamin D level of all the participants was estimated by deploying chemiluminescence immunoassay method. Hypertension was defined as Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP) ≥140 mmHg, or Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP) ≥ 90 mmHg (WHO guidelines,2021). Results: The systolic blood pressure was found to be positively (r=0.043, p>0.05) and non-significantly correlated with the vitamin D level in the females present in vitamin D normal category while diastolic blood pressure was positively (r=0.045, p>0.05) and non-significantly associated with the vitamin D level in vitamin D deficient (VDD)females. Conclusion: The systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure and pulse rate were non- significantly associated with the vitamin D levels among females in both the vitamin D deficient and normal categories.