The Association of 25(OH)D with Blood Pressure, Pulse Pressure and Carotid-Radial Pulse Wave Velocity in African Women

Iolanthé M. Kruger; Marlena C. Kruger; Colleen M. Doak; Aletta E. Schutte; Hugo W. Huisman; Johannes M. Van Rooyen; Rudolph Schutte; Leoné Malan; Nicolaas T. Malan; Carla M. T. Fourie; Annamarie Kruger

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0054554

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The Association of 25(OH)D with Blood Pressure, Pulse Pressure and Carotid-Radial Pulse Wave Velocity in African Women

Iolanthé M. Kruger ,

* E-mail: lanthe.kruger@nwu.ac.za

Affiliation Africa Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research (AUTHeR), North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, Potchefstroom, South Africa
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Marlena C. Kruger,

Affiliation Institute of Food, Nutrition and Human Health, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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Colleen M. Doak,

Affiliation Department of Nutrition and Health Institute of Health Sciences, Vrije University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Aletta E. Schutte,

Affiliation Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART), North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, Potchefstroom, South Africa
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Hugo W. Huisman,

Affiliation Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART), North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, Potchefstroom, South Africa
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Johannes M. Van Rooyen,

Affiliation Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART), North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, Potchefstroom, South Africa
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Rudolph Schutte,

Affiliation Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART), North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, Potchefstroom, South Africa
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Leoné Malan,

Affiliation Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART), North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, Potchefstroom, South Africa
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Nicolaas T. Malan,

Affiliation Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART), North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, Potchefstroom, South Africa
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Carla M. T. Fourie,

Affiliation Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART), North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, Potchefstroom, South Africa
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Annamarie Kruger

Affiliation Africa Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research (AUTHeR), North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, Potchefstroom, South Africa
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The Association of 25(OH)D with Blood Pressure, Pulse Pressure and Carotid-Radial Pulse Wave Velocity in African Women

Iolanthé M. Kruger,
Marlena C. Kruger,
Colleen M. Doak,
Aletta E. Schutte,
Hugo W. Huisman,
Johannes M. Van Rooyen,
Rudolph Schutte,
Leoné Malan,
Nicolaas T. Malan,
Carla M. T. Fourie

Published: January 23, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0054554

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