relationship between vitamin d levels and brucellosis: a case-control study from 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).