Table 3.
Vitamin D levels | Primary pulmonary tuberculosis N (%) | Progressive pulmonary tuberculosis N (%) | p value |
---|---|---|---|
Deficient (< 20 ng/ml) (n = 27) | 7 (25.93%) | 20 (74.07%) | 0.0009∗ |
Insufficient (20-30 ng/ml) (n = 14) | 3 (21.43%) | 11 (78.57%) | 0.007∗ |
Sufficient (> 30 ng/ml) (n = 9) | 1 (10%) | 8 (90%) | 0.003∗ |
Fisher's exact test, ∗P ≤ 0.05 (statistical significance).