Assessment of Vitamin D Levels in Relation to Statin Therapy in Elderly Hypertensive Patients with Comorbidities

Assessment of Vitamin D Levels in Relation to Statin Therapy in Elderly Hypertensive Patients with Comorbidities

Background: Statin therapy is commonly used on the long term in hypertensive patients with dyslipidemia and can interfere with vitamin D metabolism. Overweight/obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) are frequently associated with hypertension.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nyulas Kinga-Ilona, Simon-Szabó Zsuzsánna, Preg Zoltán, Pál Sándor, Sharma Arundhati, Pál Tünde, Germán-Salló Márta, Nemes-Nagy Enikő
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2022-12-01
Series:Journal of Interdisciplinary Medicine
Subjects:
statins
vitamin d
hypertension
dyslipidemia
type 2 diabetes mellitus
obesity
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/jim-2022-0021

Internet

https://doi.org/10.2478/jim-2022-0021

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