• Lu Han, Xin-Juan Xu, Jun-Shi Zhang, and Hai-Ming Liu.
• Department of Cardiology, The Armed Police Corps Hospital, Xinjiang, Urumqi 830000, China.
• Int. J. Clin. Pract. 2022 Jan 1; 2022: 8975396.

ObjectiveThe present study aims to investigate the relationship between vitamin D deficiency and renin-angiotensin-aldosterone levels in patients with essential hypertension.MethodsThe present study observed two groups of patients from Urumqi, Xinjiang, China, from April 2017 to March 2018. There were two subject groups: the hypertension group (80 patients with essential hypertension selected by random cluster sampling) and the control group (76 healthy adults). The 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D or vitamin D) levels were measured through electrolytes; fasting blood glucose, blood lipids, and other biochemical indicators were detected using immune chemiluminescence; and plasma renin activity and angiotensin II concentrations were detected with radio-immunity.ResultsComparison between the hypertension group and control group showed statistically significant differences in the systolic pressure and levels of 25(OH)D, renin, and triglycerides (P < 0.05). The correlation analysis showed that 25(OH)D was negatively correlated with renin (r = -0.185; P=0.021) and positively correlated with systolic pressure (r = -0.105; P=0.035). There were no statistically significant differences in diastolic pressure, fasting blood glucose, total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and triglycerides between the two groups.ConclusionsThe results of the present study show that vitamin D deficiency is common in Urumqi, Xinjiang, China and vitamin D levels are negatively correlated with renin levels. Vitamin D plays an important role in regulating blood pressure by affecting renin levels through the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system.Copyright © 2022 Lu Han et al.

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