Association of Vitamin D with Cardiovascular Disease

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the relationship between vitamin D level in serum and cardiovascular diseases. Study Design: Prospective study. Place and duration: Study was conducted in Choudhary Parvez Ellahi institute of cardiology in one year duration from 1st February 2020 to 1st February 2021. Methodology: One hundred and fifty patients presented with cardiac illness at emergency department were enrolled in study. Serum vitamin D hydroxyl level was divided into three categories deficiency, insufficiency and deficiency. SPSS version 23 was used for fata analysis. P value ≤0.5 was taken as significant. Results: Serum 25(OH) D levels in both the groups were shown in table. III. In the non-CVD Group, 48% of patients were deficient. 56% of patients were insufficient and n=30 (40%) patients were sufficient serum level. While, in CVD Group, n=44 (58.6%) patients were deficient. 37.3% of patients were insufficient, and 61.3% patients were sufficient serum level. The differences were statistically significant. Conclusion: Serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D at lower values associated with increased cardiovascular diseases. Further studies are needed to recommend vitamin D supplements to reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases.