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However, conventional trend analyses cannot separate the independent effects of age, period, and birth cohort, and this question has not been specifically examined in Hunan Province.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Using PTB surveillance data from Hunan Province (2009\u20132023), this study combined joinpoint regression and an age-period-cohort (APC) model to assess long-term trends in the reported incidence of bacteriologically confirmed PTB and quantify the independent effects of age, period, and birth cohort.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Over the study period, the age-standardized reported incidence of bacteriologically confirmed PTB declined (average annual percent change [AAPC], \u22122.20%). This decrease was more marked among males (AAPC, \u22122.54%), whereas the decline among females was not statistically significant. The decline plateaued after 2017, with an inflection point in 2020. APC analysis indicated a bimodal age pattern, with peaks in the 20\u201324 and 80\u201384-year age groups. The increase in incidence with age was greatest in the oldest age group. The period effects were statistically significant. The post-2017 plateau may be associated with changes in diagnostic practices and\/or reporting, and the 2020 inflection point coincided with the COVID-19 pandemic. Cohort effects showed that risk peaked in the 1949\u20131953 birth cohort and then declined steadily; however, among females, cohorts born after 1994 showed early indications of a possible increasing risk.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>APC analysis of bacteriologically confirmed PTB in Hunan Province showed a shifting epidemiology. These findings suggest that tuberculosis control efforts should prioritize the increasing burden in older adults and closely monitor younger female cohorts for possible increases in risk. 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