Impact of vitamin D status on risk of cardiovascular disease.
Impact of vitamin D status on risk of cardiovascular disease in healthy adults.
Department of Health
100 participants
Sep 3, 2009
Interventional
Conditions
Summary
The study aims to determine whether vitamin D deficiency is associated with increased cardiovascular risk and whether that risk is reversed by vitamin D replacement.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria1
- Healthy adults
Exclusion Criteria4
- Treatment with 25-hydroxy vitamin D or 1,25-dihydroxy vitamin D
- Beta-blocker medication
- Diabetes mellitus
- Atrial fibrillation
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Interventions
Arterial stiffness and autonomic nervous system activity will be correlated with vitamin D status in a cross-sectional study. Subjects with vitamin D deficiency (25-hydroxy vitamin D < 50 nmol/L) will be restudied 4-6 weeks after replenishment of vitamin D stores (100000 IU vitamin D orally in two doses two weeks apart).
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ACTRN12609000584235