Estimation of Serum Calcium Level in the Patients of Hypertension

Abstract

Background: Hypertension is one of the leading progressive cause of mortality and morbidity in developed as well as developing countries all over the world. Intracellular and extracellular ions of the body regulate the hemostasis of blood pressure.

Objective: To estimate the serum calcium level in the patients of newly diagnosed cases of hypertension with normotensive set of subjects.

Methodology: This case comparative study was conducted at the medical OPD of Bilawal Medical College and LUMHS Hospital Hyderabad and Jamshoro. 100 subjects were chosen and divided into two groups: 50 normotensive as a control group and 50 hypertensive as a case study group. Selection of samples was done on the basis of the non-probability technique. A sphygmomanometer was used to measure blood pressure, and a kit method was used to measure serum calcium levels. The statistical analysis of the data was carried out by SPSS version 22 by applying the student t test.

Results: The mean age of control group subjects was 44 ± 6 years and control group was 42 ± 7 years. The mean systolic Blood pressure of control group was 110 ± 5 mmHg, while in case study group it was 140 ± 10 mmHg. The mean Diastolic blood pressure of control group was 80 ± 5 mmHg, while in case study group it was 105 ± 5 mmHg. The mean serum calcium level in control group was 9.82 ± 0.68 mg/dl and  in case study group it was 8.45 ± 0.47 mg/dl. There was significant (p <0.05) difference of serum calcium level was observed in case study group (hypertensive subjects group).

Conclusion: This study concluded that disturbance in intracellular calcium levels can be one of contributory factor in the pathogenesis of essential hypertension.

Keywords:  Essential Hypertension, Serum Calcium, Intracellular Calcium, Blood Pressure.