Vitamin D Status in Women with Tuberculosis

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10.2991/ahsr.k.220103.015How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Vitamin D; tuberculosis; women; Yakutsk

Abstract

The study was conducted at the Phthisiatry Research-Practice Center in Yakutsk. 70 hospitalized women with confirmed TB diagnosis and 70 women with ruled out TB were observed. Informed consent was obtained from all participants in compliance with an ethics code. Apparently healthy state with no signs of acute diseases or exacerbation of chronic diseases was ensured at enrolment; no one was taking vitamin D at enrolment. Mean ages were 40.9 and 43.3 in respective groups. The study results have shown the presence of vitamin D deficiency in women with TB. Healthy women in our study likewise demonstrated abnormal vitamin D levels. The study results have shown the presence of vitamin D deficiency in women with TB. Healthy women in our study likewise demonstrated abnormal vitamin D levels. Normal vitamin D levels were observed only in 5.7 % of TB patients and in 11.4 % of healthy women.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - M.V. Egorova
AU  - L.I. Mordovskaya
AU  - T.M. Klimova
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/01/17
TI  - Vitamin D Status in Women with Tuberculosis
BT  - Proceedings of the Conference on Health and Wellbeing in Modern Society (CHW 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 72
EP  - 74
SN  - 2468-5739
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/ahsr.k.220103.015
DO  - 10.2991/ahsr.k.220103.015
ID  - Egorova2022
ER  -