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Document Type
Article
Source of Publication
Systematic Reviews
Publication Date
12-1-2021
Abstract
© 2021, The Author(s). Background: Childhood hypertension is a growing public health problem. Simultaneously, hypovitaminosis D is widespread in this population and could be associated with hypertension. This study systematically reviewed the literature on the relationship between vitamin D status and blood pressure (BP) in children and adolescents. Methods: Following the PRISMA guidelines, PUBMED, MEDLINE, CINAHL, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, and ClinicalTrials.gov and the gray literature without language or time restrictions were searched. We included observational studies, assessed their risk of bias, and extracted data on population characteristics, vitamin D status and BP measurements, and the association between the two variables. A narrative analysis of the studies was performed. Results: In total, 85 studies were included. Prospective cohort studies showed no association between vitamin D and BP, and generally, they were flawed. Also, the majority of non-prospective cohort studies (cross-sectional, retrospective, case-control) did not report an association between vitamin D and BP. They were mostly flawed regarding BP measurement and adjusting to potential confounders. Conclusion: The results on the relationship between vitamin D status and BP in children and adolescents varied between the studies, and mainly pointed towards lack of association.
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Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Volume
10
Issue
1
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
Keywords
Adolescents, Blood pressure, Children, Systematic review, Vitamin D
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Abboud, Myriam; Al Anouti, Fatme; Papandreou, Dimitrios; Rizk, Rana; Mahboub, Nadine; and Haidar, Suzan, "Vitamin D status and blood pressure in children and adolescents: a systematic review of observational studies" (2021). All Works. 4043.
https://zuscholars.zu.ac.ae/works/4043
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Open Access Type
Gold: This publication is openly available in an open access journal/series