Vitamin D Status, Fasting Blood Glucose, and Latent Tuberculosis Infection in a High-Risk Population in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

ABSTRACT: Background: Mongolia is experiencing a rapid epidemiologic transition in which high burdens of micronutrient malnutrition, infection, and cardiometabolic disease are simultaneously prevalent. This cross-sectional study sought to understand how nutritional, lifestyle, and cardiometabolic risk factors are distributed among a population at high-risk for tuberculosis (TB), comprising household contacts (HHCs) and healthcare workers, (HCWs) in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, and how these factors are associated with TB infection. Methods: A total of 196 HHCs and 241 HCWs were assessed for latent TB infection (LTBI) using the QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus (QFT-Plus) assay and for diabetes using fingerprick samples for fasting blood glucose. Participants also underwent assessments of their diet a

SUBMITTER: Ganmaa D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12525777 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature