Background Existing epidemiological studies investigated the association between a single vitamin and hypertension. However, the potential relationship between the level of circulating multivitamins and blood pressure has not been explored. We aimed to investigate the association between multiple fat-soluble vitamin levels and blood pressure. Methods A total of 2052 participants with essential hypertension were sampled nationwide. The plasma concentrations of fat-soluble vitamins (A, E, D, and K) were assessed using liquid chromatography coupled with the mass spectrometry method. Participants were categorized into different co-exposure patterns using the unsupervised K-means clustering method. The multiple linear regression model was used for subsequent analyses. Results Participants were classified into two co-exposure patterns of fat-soluble vitamins. The levels of vitamins were relatively low in pattern 1, compared to pattern 2. Participants in pattern 2 had no significantly different blood pressure levels compared to pattern 1. However, the plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 (VD3) levels were negatively associated with SBP (logarithmic 10 transformed) (beta = -0.002, 95% CI: -0.004, 0); participants in the fourth alpha-tocopherol quartile had mean SBP levels that were 1.02% (95% CI: 0.43, 1.61%) greater than those in the lowest quartile (p for trend <0.01). In addition, no significant relationships were found between plasma VA/VK concentrations and blood pressure. Discussion Although no significant association between fat-soluble vitamin co-exposure patterns and blood pressure was found, further analyses could imply that plasma alpha-tocopherol levels may offset the potential protective effect of plasma VD3 on blood pressure among hypertensive adults. This provided a novel perspective for exploring the joint effects of fat-soluble vitamins on blood pressure. Further studies are warranted to better understand the implications.
基金:
Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation [2023A1515110467]; Key Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China [82030098]; China Postdoctoral Science Foundation [2023 T160757, 2022 M723581]; National Key Research and Development Program [2016YFE0205400, 2018ZX09739010, 2018ZX09301034003]; Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangzhou, China [201707020010]; Science, Technology and Innovation Committee of Shenzhen [GJHS20170314114526143, JSGG20180703155802047]; Economic, Trade and Information Commission of Shenzhen Municipality [20170505161556110, 20170505160926390, 201705051617070]; National Natural Science Foundation of China [81960074, 81730019, 81973133, 82000691]; President Foundation of Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University [2018Z009]; Outstanding Youth Development Scheme of Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University [2019 J004]; The 111 Project from the Education Ministry of China [B18053]; Jiangxi Outstanding Person Foundation [20192BCBL23024]; Nutrition Scientific Research Foundation of BY-HEALTH [TY202003003]
第一作者机构:[1]Sun Yat Sen Univ, Sch Publ Hlth Shenzhen, Shenzhen Campus, Shenzhen, Peoples R China
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Dai Suming,Wang Ping,Wang Sijia,et al.Association between fat-soluble vitamin co-exposure patterns and blood pressure in people with hypertension: a cross-sectional study[J].FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION.2025,11:doi:10.3389/fnut.2024.1502139.
APA:
Dai, Suming,Wang, Ping,Wang, Sijia,Chen, Hong,Cui, Zhixin...&Tian, Zezhong.(2025).Association between fat-soluble vitamin co-exposure patterns and blood pressure in people with hypertension: a cross-sectional study.FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION,11,
MLA:
Dai, Suming,et al."Association between fat-soluble vitamin co-exposure patterns and blood pressure in people with hypertension: a cross-sectional study".FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION 11.(2025)