The association of 25(OH)D with blood pressure, pulse pressure and carotid-radial pulse wave velocity in African women.

The association of 25(OH)D with blood pressure, pulse pressure and carotid-radial pulse wave velocity in African women.

High susceptibility of the African population to develop cardiovascular disease obliges us to investigate possible contributing risk factors. Our aim was to determine whether low 25(OH)D status is associated with increased blood pressure and carotid-radial pulse wave velocity in black South African...

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Main Authors: Iolanthé M Kruger, Marlena C Kruger, Colleen M Doak, Aletta E Schutte, Hugo W Huisman, Johannes M Van Rooyen, Rudolph Schutte, Leoné Malan, Nicolaas T Malan, Carla M T Fourie, Annamarie Kruger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3552848?pdf=render

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