EFFECT OF SUBLINGUAL VITAMIN D3 ON SERUM VITAMIND3 LEVEL IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS

Sanjeeva Kumar Goud T.*, Dr. Rahul Kunkulol and Dr. Sandeep Narwane

ABSTRACT

The present study was aimed to study effect of Sublingual Vitamin D3 on Serum Vitamin D3 level in Hypertensive patients. This was an interventional study conducted in collaboration with Department of Medicine of Pravara Rural Hospital, Loni. All the hypertensive of age 18-60years and either gender, willing to participate in the study were included. Patients on thiazide diuretics and on chronic medications other than antihypertensives were excluded from the study. All volunteers were given sublingual vitamin D(60,000IU) in six doses over 3 months. The subject’s serum Vitamin D levels were estimated before and after treatment of sublingual vitamin D3 60,000IU tablets. 55 volunteers were included in the study. There was statistically significant difference in serum vitamin D3 level before (average 17.64, SD+7.20) and after (average 37.85, SD +7.32) after treatment with Sublingual Vitamin D3(Paired t test, *P value is < 0.0001). Vitamin D deficiency is common among hypertensive patients. Sublingual Vitamin D3 tablets in 6 doses of 60,000IU have definitive role in treatment of Vitamin D deficiency.

Keywords: Sublingual Vitamin D3.