Vitamin D status in tuberculosis patients with diabetes, prediabetes and normal blood glucose in China: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:The association between tuberculosis (TB), diabetes mellitus (DM) and vitamin D status is poorly characterised. We therefore: (1) determined vitamin D status in patients with TB in relation to whether they had normal fasting blood glucose (FBG), pre-DM or DM and (2) assessed whether baseline characteristics in patients with TB, including their DM status, were associated with vitamin D deficiency. METHODS:In patients with TB consecutively attending six clinics or hospitals in China, we measured 25-hydroxycholecalciferol (25-(OH)D3) at the time of registration using electrochemiluminescence in a COBASE 601 Roche analyser by chemiluminescence immunoassay. Data analysis was performed using the χ2 test, ORs and multivariate logistic regression. RESULTS:There were 306 eligible patients

SUBMITTER: Zhao X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5623489 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature