Research Article

Association of Vitamin D Deficiency and Newly Diagnosed Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Table 3

Vitamin D level in primary pulmonary tuberculosis and progressive pulmonary tuberculosis.

Vitamin D levelsPrimary pulmonary tuberculosis (%)Progressive pulmonary tuberculosis (%) value

Deficient (< 20 ng/ml) ()7 (25.93%)20 (74.07%)0.0009
Insufficient (20-30 ng/ml) ()3 (21.43%)11 (78.57%)0.007
Sufficient (> 30 ng/ml) ()1 (10%)8 (90%)0.003

Fisher’s exact test, (statistical significance).