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Association of 25-hydroxyvitamin D with blood pressure in predominantly 25-hydroxyvitamin D deficient Hispanic and African Americans.
American journal of hypertension - 1 Aug 2009
Schmitz Kimberly J, Skinner Halcyon G, Bautista Leonelo E, Fingerlin Tasha E, Langefeld Carl D, Hicks Pamela J, Haffner Steven M, Bryer-Ash Michael, Wagenknecht Lynne E, Bowden Donald W, Norris Jill M, Engelman Corinne D
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BACKGROUND: Several observational studies have recently suggested an inverse association of circulating levels of vitamin D with blood pressure. These findings have been based mainly on Caucasian populations; whether this association also exists among Hispanic and African Americans has yet to be definitively determined. This study investigates the association of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) with blood pressure...
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