Association between vitamin D deficiency and adrenal gland, kidney function, indicators related to cardiovascular function in hypertensive patients (opens in new tab)

BackgroundPrevious research has established an association between vitamin D deficiency and various non-skeletal metabolic disorders. However, the potential association between vitamin D status and specific clinical manifestations including renal dysfunction, primary aldosteronism (PA), and cardiovascular function-related indicators in patients with hypertension remains poorly elucidated.MethodsA total of 250 consecutive patients with hypertension who were hospitalized in the Senior Cardiolog...