The association between pulmonary tuberculosis recurrence and exposure to fine particulate matter and residential greenness: A population-based retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

To assess the association of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) recurrence with fine particulate matter (PM_2.5) and residential greenness using a population-based retrospective study design.

Methods

All incident PTB patients, registered in Tuberculosis Information Management System (TBIMS) from 2015 to 2019 in Quzhou City, China, were included. The data on PM_2.5 exposure was extracted from the China High Air Pollutants dataset and the level of greenness was estimated using the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) values around the patient's residence. The Cox proportional hazards models were used to quantify the risk of PTB recurrence.

Results

6732 Eligible PTB incident patients were included in the study with a mean a

SUBMITTER: Di Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12047573 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature