Association of Vitamin D Deficiency and Newly Diagnosed Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Table 1

Determinants of pulmonary tuberculosis.

Variables	Group 1 () (tuberculosis)	Group 2 () (control)	value
BMI (kg/m^2) (median, IQR)	19.40 (17.20, 22.0)	24.00 (22.50, 25.47)	<0.0001
Serum 25(OH)D (ng/dl) (median, IQR)	19 (7.75, 27.25)	25 (19.75, 32.00)	0.012
Serum albumin (median, IQR)	3.18 (2.70, 3.70)	4.30 (3.94, 4.50)	<0.0001
Corrected serum calcium (median, IQR)	9 (8.67, 9.20)	9.20 (8.98, 9.50)	0.18

Mann–Whitney test, (statistical significance). BMI: body mass index; 25(OH)D: 25-hydroxyvitamin D.