Association of Vitamin D Deficiency and Newly Diagnosed Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Table 4

Comparison of vitamin D levels with sputum findings in pulmonary tuberculosis.

Vitamin D levels	Sputum smear AFB density			value
	3 +; (%)	2 +; (%)	1 + or scanty; (%)
Deficient (< 20 ng/ml) ()	12 (44%)	11 (41%)	4 (15%)	0.046
Insufficient (20-30 ng/ml) ()	5 (36%)	6 (42%)	3 (22%)	0.601
Sufficient (> 30 ng/ml) ()	3 (33%)	2 (22%)	4 (44%)	0.873

Fisher’s exact test, (statistical significance).