Vitamin D deficiency and risk of postpartum tuberculosis among HIV-infected breastfeeding mothers in India

Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2015 Mar;19(3):302-4. doi: 10.5588/ijtld.14.0658.

Abstract

Some studies have associated low vitamin D levels with the risk of tuberculosis (TB), but its association in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected mothers in a TB-endemic region has not been well studied. We conducted a nested 1:2 case-control study among HIV-infected mothers in western India to evaluate the association between maternal vitamin D levels and the risk of postpartum TB. Vitamin D insufficiency, moderate deficiency and severe deficiency were observed in a high proportion of HIV-infected mothers, but were not associated with the risk of postpartum TB.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Breast Feeding
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Female
  • HIV Infections / complications
  • HIV Infections / epidemiology*
  • Humans
  • India / epidemiology
  • Postpartum Period*
  • Prevalence
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Risk Factors
  • Tuberculosis / blood
  • Tuberculosis / complications
  • Tuberculosis / epidemiology*
  • Vitamin D / administration & dosage
  • Vitamin D / blood
  • Vitamin D Deficiency / blood
  • Vitamin D Deficiency / complications
  • Vitamin D Deficiency / epidemiology*
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Vitamin D