Spatiotemporal patterns, associated factors, and forecasting of pulmonary tuberculosis: a 19-year township-level case study in Zigong City, China.

BMC Public Health · 2026 · PMC13014791 · PMID 41699554

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an increasing trendP < 0.05actually significant

a decreasing trendno p-value reported

The APC reflects the annual rate of change in incidence within each segment; a positive APC with P < 0.05 indicates an increasing trend, while a negative APC with P < 0.05 indicates a decreasing trend.

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