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25D blood level differences explain 40% of difference in blood pressure between blacks and whites. |
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J Gen Intern Med (Fiscella et al): The researchers found that, overall, Blacks had significantly lower levels of vitamin D in their blood than Whites and blood levels of vitamin D were linked to systolic blood pressure. Differences in vitamin D levels between Blacks and Whites accounted for a quarter of the difference in blood pressure readings between the two groups. When the researchers excluded participants on blood pressure medication, the effect of vitamin D explained 40 percent of the difference in blood pressure.
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