ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Nutr.
Sec. Nutritional Epidemiology
Volume 12 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fnut.2025.1638390
Global Burden and Temporal Trends of Tuberculosis Attributable to High Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption: Insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
Provisionally accepted
- Weifang People's Hospital, Weifang, China
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Background: This study aims to assess the current global burden and temporal trends of tuberculosis (TB) attributable to high sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption, and to analyze its association with the Socio-demographic Index (SDI), in order to provide evidence for TB prevention and control strategies. Methods: Based on data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (GBD 2021), we analyzed changes in incidence, prevalence, disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), and mortality of TB attributable to high SSB consumption globally and across regions from 1990 to 2021. The Das Gupta decomposition method was applied to assess the contributions of population growth, aging, and epidemiological changes. Results: In 2021, global disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) and deaths due to TB attributable to high SSB consumption increased by 52% and 44%, respectively, compared to 1990. However, the age-standardized rates (per 100,000 population) declined. The burden was highest and grew most rapidly in low-middle SDI regions, while high SDI regions experienced the fastest decline in mortality rates. The disease burden peaked in the 50–54 age group and was higher in males than females. Cross-country inequality analysis indicated that the TB burden was more concentrated in lower SDI regions. Conclusion: The health burden of TB attributable to high SSB consumption presents complex global patterns. Low-and middle-income regions face higher TB risks, highlighting the need for strengthened public health measures, particularly interventions targeting high SSB consumption, to achieve the goal of ending the TB epidemic by 2030.
Keywords: Tuberculosis, Sugar-sweetened beverage, Global burden of disease, Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), Socio-demographic index (SDI), health inequality, Public Health
Received: 30 May 2025; Accepted: 23 Sep 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Qiu, Zhang, Yan, Xu, Fan, Peng and Gao. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence:
Lijie Qiu, 18866779337@163.com
Chengpeng Gao, gaochengpeng2000@163.com
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