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Table 2 Outcomes after 6 months of treatment

From: Calcitriol supplementation accelerates the recovery of patients with tuberculosis who have vitamin D deficiency: a randomized, single-blind, controlled clinical trial

Characteristic

Normal-25(OH)D group (n = 30)

25(OH)D < 75 nmol/L

P

Low-25(OH)D group (n = 30)

Low-25(OH)D-Calcitriol group (n = 30)

Time to sputum culture conversion (days)

3.10 ± 1.16

5.87 ± 2.46*

3.20 ± 1.35#

< 0.001

Time to 50% lesion absorption (days)

7.31 ± 1.49

10.85 ± 3.97*

7.38 ± 1.47#

0.014

Sputum smear

 

 Positive

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

 

 Negative

30 (100%)

30 (100%)

30 (100%)

 

Baseline chest radiograph

   

0.289

 Cavities present

1 (3.3%)

4 (13.3%)

1 (3.3%)

 

 Cavities absent

29 (96.7%)

26 (86.7%)

29 (96.7%)

 
  1. Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation or n (%)
  2. *P < 0.05 vs. Normal-25(OH)D group
  3. #P < 0.05 vs. Low-25(OH)D group