A Retrospective Cohort Study of the Association Between Calcium Serum Level and Hypertension in Older Adults

 One of the major global risk factors for cardiovascular morbidity and death is hypertension. Earlier research has been conducted on the connection between calcium consumption and blood pressure. This study aims to investigate the association between calcium serum levels and hypertension in older hy...

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Published in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2023-06, Vol.15 (6), p.e40492
Main Authors: Sabah, Zia, Al Zomia, Ahmed S, Deajim, Mosab, Alshahrani, Abdulrahman, Alamri, Abdullah H, Alqahtani, Ali M, Lahiq, Lama A, Alwaqdi, Nasser A, Raj, Berin
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Language:English
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Cardiac/Thoracic/Vascular Surgery
Cardiology
Cohort analysis
Coronary vessels
Diabetes
Diuretics
Ejection fraction
Enzymes
Heart surgery
Hypertension
Internal Medicine
Kinases
Medical imaging
Mortality
Older people
Overweight
Uric acid
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Summary: One of the major global risk factors for cardiovascular morbidity and death is hypertension. Earlier research has been conducted on the connection between calcium consumption and blood pressure. This study aims to investigate the association between calcium serum levels and hypertension in older hypertensive adults.  A retrospective cohort study of 121 of hypertension patients was conducted in Prince Faisal Bin Khalid Cardiac Center. The data of all patients were collected by records, including lab, pathology, and medical review, in order to determine the effects on patients, providers, and institutions. Statistical analyses were performed using SPSS Statistics version 26.0. A p-value of
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.40492