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Hypertension and the Fat-Soluble Vitamins A, D and E

Agustín Llopis-gonzálezMaximino RedondoJuan Carlos Martín-escuderoMonica Pineda-alonsoNuria Rubio-lópezMaría Morales-suárez-varelaFelipe J. Chaves

subject

AdultMaleGerontologyVitamineshypertensionAlcohol DrinkingCross-sectional studyHealth Toxicology and Mutagenesismedicine.medical_treatmentPopulationNutritional StatusPhysiologylcsh:MedicineArticleSurveys and QuestionnairesVitamin D and neurologyHumansVitamin EMedicineVitamin DVitamin AeducationNutricióAgedMineralseducation.field_of_studybusiness.industryVitamin ESmokinglcsh:RPublic Health Environmental and Occupational Healthfat-soluble vitaminVitaminsnutritional deficiencyMiddle AgedAnthropometryNutrition SurveysMicronutrientDietCross-Sectional StudiesFat-Soluble VitaminSocial ClassFemaleAnalysis of variancebusiness

description

Hypertension affects populations globally and is thus a public health and socio-economic problem. Macronutrient and micronutrient deficiencies are common in the general population, and may be even more prevalent in hypertensive patients. This study aimed to determine a possible association between hypertension and intake of fat-soluble vitamins A, D and E. Participants were from the cross-sectional Hortega nutrition study conducted with a random sample of 1514 people (50.3% women, 49.7% men) and two groups: nonhypertensive controls ≥40 years old (n = 429

10.3390/ijerph120302793http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/12/3/2793