Beyond additive effects: examining the combined impact of air pollutant interactions on pulmonary tuberculosis in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Various ambient air pollutants within a mixture may interact with each other and amplify or reduce the cumulative effects of individual air pollutants on health outcomes. However, health-related studies on the interactive effects of air pollutant mixtures remain limited. Additionally, the influence of greenness on health outcomes in the context of air pollutant mixtures has seldom been explored.

Objective

To develop a joint analysis framework that focuses on the interactive effects among pollutants to evaluate the combined effects of ambient air pollutant mixtures on pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) risks, taking into account greenness as a moderating factor.

Methods

In this case-control study conducted in Lanxi, China, 1128 newly diagnosed PTB cases from 2019

SUBMITTER: Pang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12462355 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature