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BioMed Central, BMC Infectious Diseases, 1(16), 2016
DOI: 10.1186/s12879-016-1960-x
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Association between tuberculosis, diabetes and 25 hydroxyvitamin D in Tanzania: a longitudinal case control study
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Kaushik L. Ramaiya,
Maliwasa Mganga,
Lilian T. Minja,
Lanja Saleh,
Medea Imboden,
Christian Schindler,
Sebastien Gagneux,
Claudia Daubenberger,
Klaus Reither,
Nicole Probst-Hensch
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Abstract Background Vitamin D level is inversely associated with tuberculosis (TB) and diabetes (DM). Vitamin D could be a mediator in the association between TB and DM. We examined the associations between vitamin D, TB and DM. Methods Consecutive adults with TB and sex- and age-matched volunteers were included in a case-control study in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Glycemia and total vitamin D (25(OH)D) were measured at enrolment and after TB treatment in cases. The association between low 25(OH)D (