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ArticleEpidemiology and infection2016

Time-series analysis of monthly age-specific numbers of newly registered cases of active tuberculosis in Japan from 1998 to 2013.

Y Kohei, A Sumi, N Kobayashi

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Article in Epidemiology and infection, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Y KoheiDepartment of Hygiene,Sapporo Medical University,Sapporo,Hokkaido,Japan.
A SumiDepartment of Hygiene,Sapporo Medical University,Sapporo,Hokkaido,Japan.
N KobayashiDepartment of Hygiene,Sapporo Medical University,Sapporo,Hokkaido,Japan.
Sapporo Medical University · JPHokkaido Bunkyo University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We investigated the seasonality of age-specific tuberculosis (TB) in Japan. To allow the development of TB control strategies for different age groups we used a time-series analysis, including a spectral analysis and least squares method, to analyse the monthly age-specific numbers of newly registered cases of all forms of active TB in Japan from January 1998 to December 2013. The time-series data are reported in 10-year age groups: 0-9, 10-19, …, 70-79, and ⩾80 years. We defined the contribution ratio of the 1-year cycle, Q 1, as the contribution of the amplitude of a 1-year cycle to the whole amplitude of the time-series data. The Q 1 values in the age groups corresponding to adolescence and middle life (10-39 years) and old age (⩾70 years) were high. The peaks in the active TB epidemics for the ⩾70 years age group occurred in August and September, 1-2 months behind the peaks for the 10-39 years age group (June and July). An active TB epidemic might be attributable to travel by public transport and irregular employment in the 10-39 years age group and immune system suppression by low winter temperatures in the ⩾70 years age group.

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AdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAge FactorsChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansIncidenceInfantInfant, NewbornJapanMaleMiddle AgedSeasonsAge distributionseasonalityspectral analysistime-series analysistuberculosis

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PMID26979927
PMCPMC9150542
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