• Am. J. Clin. Nutr. · Sep 1998

    Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial

    Dietary calcium, calcium supplementation, and blood pressure in African American adolescents.

    • J H Dwyer, K M Dwyer, R A Scribner, P Sun, L Li, L M Nicholson, I J Davis, and A R Hohn.
    • Department of Preventive Medicine, Institute for Prevention Research, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles 90033-4500, USA. jimdwye@hsc.usc.edu
    • Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 1998 Sep 1; 68 (3): 648-55.

    BackgroundIntake of calcium from the diet is inversely associated with blood pressure in observational studies and animal models but randomized trials in humans have found only small effects of calcium supplementation on blood pressure. A blood pressure-lowering effect of calcium supplementation may thus be restricted to persons with a low intake of calcium from the diet and specific genetic or other characteristics.ObjectiveA randomized trial was conducted to assess the effect of calcium supplementation on blood pressure in African American adolescents. Rapid growth during adolescence may increase calcium requirements, and avoidance of milk and milk products by some African Americans can result in low intake of calcium.DesignOne hundred sixteen adolescents (65 girls, 51 boys; mean age: 15.8 y) were given calcium (1.5 g/d) or placebo for 8 wk in a randomized, double-blind, crossover design. Blood pressure was measured after 2, 4, and 8 wk. Dietary calcium was determined with a validated food-frequency questionnaire.ResultsThe net effect (+/-SE) of calcium supplementation on diastolic blood pressure was a reduction of 1.9 +/- 1.1 mm Hg (P = 0.04, one-tailed t test). Blood pressure reduction was greater in adolescents with lower intake of calcium from the diet (P = 0.003, one-tailed t test for interaction): -4.9 +/- 1.6, -2.3 +/- 1.6, and 1.4 +/- 1.8 mm Hg for change in the lower (0.024-0.067 g Ca/MJ), middle (0.069-0.091 g Ca/MJ), and upper (0.093-0.217 g Ca/MJ) tertiles, respectively. No main effect on systolic blood pressure was detected.ConclusionThese findings suggest that calcium supplementation may lower diastolic blood pressure in African American adolescents with low dietary intakes of calcium.

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