Epidemiological Profile of Vitamin D Deficency Among Hypertensive Patients

Background: Vitamin D deficiency is a worldwide epidemic health problem. Variable results are available with few studies favouring and others denying the association of Vit D deficiency and Hypertension. Material and Methods: An Epidemiological prospective Cross-sectional 3 year observational study was conducted to determine the point prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among hypertensive patients in comparison to age , sex matched, healthy controls among urban and rural population of the Jammu region and also to evaluate the correlation between vitamin D deficiency and hypertension.Group1 ( n = 856) patients of Hypertension with any co-morbid profile with or without complications presenting in tertiary care Medical college. Group 2 (n= 1006) healthy subjects. Results: The study included 1862 patients (856 cases and 1006 controls) with male-to-female ratios of 1.62:1 and 1.13:1, respectively, Prevalence rates of vitamin D sufficiency (>30 ng/mL), insufficiency (20-30 ng/mL), and the deficiency (