The Impact of Vitamin D Supplementation in Hypertensive Vitamin D Deficient Patients.

Inclusion Criteria: Hypertensive: Adult individual diagnosed with hypertension by a specialist (at least two systolic blood pressure readings above 140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure readings above 90 mmHg, measured by a qualified professional following American Heart Association guidelines) managing hypertension through medication adherence, and regularly attending heart clinic appointments, with no other systemic diseases. Control: Healthy adult individuals without hypertension or a history of other systemic diseases who volunteer and participate in the study, which will be recruited from relatives, friends, colleagues or patient accompanies. - (\*Note: The healthy participants were included in the first part of the study before starting the clinical trial) Exclusion Criteria: * 1\. Hypertensive individuals who have heart failure and other cardiac or systemic diseases or with recent cardiovascular events. 2\. Secondary hypertension 3. Hypertensive patients who require medication change during the course of the study. 4\. Individuals on Lipid-lowering agents (e.g. simvastatin). 5. The use of other medications affecting blood pressure is not part of the study protocol. 6\. Any subjects on regular supplemental vitamin D or receiving multi-vitamins regularly with vitamin D content of more than 880 IU, one month before recruitment. 7\. Individuals with a BMI over 35 or less than 18 kg/m2. 8. Subjects with a significant change in lifestyle, for example, exercise…