About the Authors

Atikaimu Wubuli

Affiliations Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China, Research Institution of Health Affairs Development and Reform, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China

Feng Xue

Affiliation Center for Tuberculosis Control and Prevention, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China

Daobin Jiang

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China

Xuemei Yao

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China

Halmurat Upur

halmurat@263.net (HU); 1634035430@qq.com (QW)

Affiliation Department of Traditional Uygur Medicine, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China

Qimanguli Wushouer

halmurat@263.net (HU); 1634035430@qq.com (QW)

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AW QW HU. Performed the experiments: AW DJ. Analyzed the data: AW XY. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AW FX HU. Wrote the paper: AW FX.