Association of Daily Exposure to Air Pollutants with the Risk of Tuberculosis in Xuhui District of Shanghai, China.

ABSTRACT: Previous studies have suggested that air pollutant exposure is related to tuberculosis (TB) risk, but results have not been consistent. This study evaluated the relation between daily air pollutant exposure and TB incidence in Shanghai from 2014 to 2019. Overall, there were four pollutants that were positively related to the risk of new TB cases. After a 5 μg/m³ increase, the maximum lag-specific and cumulative relative risk (RR) of SO₂ were 1.081, (95% CI: 1.035-1.129, lag: 3 days) and 1.616 (95% CI: 1.119-2.333, lag: 0-13 days), while for NO₂, they were 1.061 (95% CI: 1.015-1.11, lag: 4 days) and 1.8 (95% CI: 1.113-2.91, lag: 0-15 days). As for PM_2.5, with a 50 μg/m³ increase, the lag-specific and cumulative RR were 1.064 (95% CI: 1-

SUBMITTER: Xiong Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9141396 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature