Background: This study was designed to determine the level of vitamin D in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis. Methods: We conducted a cross sectional study on 150 subjects (75 newly diagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis and 75 healthy controls) was selected through non-probability purposive sampling according to inclusion and exclusion criteria. Results: The mean 25(OH) D level is 24.46±12.03 in cases and 36.3 ±13.41 in the controls. The difference between the means of the cases and controls were statistically significant p = 0.002 (p < 0.05). Conclusion: The patients with pulmonary tuberculosis are significantly Vitamin D deficient as compared to healthy controls. Vitamin D supplementation is warranted for patients of pulmonary tuberculosis.
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