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Relationship between vitamin D levels and brucellosis: a case-control study from Sanandaj, Iran
Behzad Mohsenpour1,2, Amjad Ahmadi3, Anvar Mohammadi Baneh4
1Zoonoses Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran.
Background And Objectives:
Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease that is caused by the Brucella species. This disease is common in Iran and its incidence is increasing .This study measures serum vitamin D levels in patients with brucellosis and healthy people.
Materials And Methods:
This research was conducted as a case-control study at Tohid Hospital, Sanandaj, Iran. The calculated sample size included 90 patients in the case group and 90 patients in the control group. The measurement of vitamin D levels in the case and control groups were performed by ELISA.
Results:
The mean serum vitamin D level was 19.91 ng/ml in the case group and 22.87 ng/ml in the control group. (Serum vitamin D level <10 ng/mL is accepted as deficiency, 10-30 ng/mL as insufficiency, 30-100 ng/mL as sufficiency, and >100 ng/mL as toxicity).
Conclusion:
There was no significant difference between the two groups in terms of vitamin D deficiency (p-value=0.097).
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