Long- and short-run asymmetric impacts of climate variation on tuberculosis based on a time series study.

ABSTRACT: Distinguishing between long-term and short-term effects allows for the identification of different response mechanisms. This study investigated the long- and short-run asymmetric impacts of climate variation on tuberculosis (TB) and constructed forecasting models using the autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) and nonlinear ARDL (NARDL). TB showed a downward trend, peaking in March-May per year. A 1 h increment or decrement in aggregate sunshine hours resulted in an increase of 32 TB cases. A 1 m/s increment and decrement in average wind velocity contributed to a decrement of 3600 and 5021 TB cases, respectively (Wald long-run asymmetry test [WLR] = 13.275, P < 0.001). A 1% increment and decrement in average relative humidity contributed to an increase of 115 and 153 TB cases, respectively

SUBMITTER: Wang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11464594 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature