Concomitant presence of diabetes mellitus and tuberculosis: A hospital-based study

Abstract

Background: Tuberculosis and diabetes mellitus are major burden in developing countries. Both the comorbid conditions if present together, can complicate the treatment, decrease cure rates and prognosis for each condition thereby increase morbidity and the tuberculosis burden in the society. This study was undertaken to estimate the concomitant presence of tuberculosis and diabetes mellitus in a tertiary care centre with the objectives to estimate the proportion of diabetes mellitus in diagnosed cases of tuberculosis and to analyse the association of socio-demographic determinants with glucose level in tuberculosis cases.