Abstract:
Objective To determine the trend of the incidence of tuberculosis (TB) in Mianyang City during 2004-2013 and its ecological determinants. Methods Linear correlations between TB incidence and ecological factors were analyzed using the data collected in Mianyang City from 2004 to 2013. A multivariate linear regression model was established to determine the ecological predictors of TB incidence. Results The incidence of TB in Mianyang City decreased over the period of 2004-2013. Economic development and increased health resources were negatively correlated with TB incidence. Population density was positively correlated with TB incidence. A multivariate linear regression equationon TB incidence (
y) was established with the independent variables (
x1 to
x10) forming a component (using principal component analysis) to eliminate multicollinearity:
y=117.692-1.467
x1-1.145
x2-1.961
x3-4.777
x4-2.690
x5-6.181
x6+82.234
x7-2.721
x8-0.351x
9-0.382
x10. The incidence of TB decreased with the increases of real GDP per capita (
x1), average wage of workers(
x2), per capita disposable income of urban residents (
x3), rural per capita net income (
x4), per capita consumption expenditure of urban residents (
x5), per capita living consumption expenditure of rural residents (
x6), number of licensed (assistant) physicians per thousand population (
x8), urbanization rate (
x9),and per capita housing construction area of urban (
x10),while it increased with the increase of density of population (
x7). Conclusion Socio-economic development, health resources and population density are predictors of TB incidence.