
台東縣政府舉行肺功能檢查成果發表會,揭露篩檢數據背後的謎團與職業族群肺部健康狀況。
台東縣政府舉辦肺功能檢查成果發表會,公佈針對職業族群與民眾的篩檢數據。由於參與者多為年長且健康的女性,年輕人異常比例反而較高,醫師推測可能出現「健康存活者效應」,並強調持續篩檢高危險族群的重要性。
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台東縣政府自113年起連續3年申請國家衛生研究院補助,針對特定職業族群進行肺部健康篩檢。
〔記者劉人瑋/台東報導〕台東縣政府今(14)日舉行「台東縣肺功能檢查成果發表會」,只是願意配合參加檢測的多是年長又健康的女性,還多以文健站為最,抽煙者僅佔11%,光是吹氣檢測就刷下數百人、無法參與,因此測得數據中,年輕人反而過半肺部有問題,70歲以上佔28到19%,因此被懷疑為「健康存活者效應」,另一方面更突顯台東更需積極檢測並增加篩檢。
縣長饒慶鈴指出,肺部健康易被忽略,初期出現變化時,未必有明顯症狀。發表會由東馬胸腔內科主任吳信宏分享篩檢數據及案例分析,醫療團隊進行個案分享,呈現早期篩檢帶來的實際效益。
社會處說明,113年起連續3年申請國家衛生研究院補助,針對中華紙漿公司員工、義消、消防人員、工地工作人員、警察及勞工等職業族群進行篩檢,完成795人檢查,其中160人經醫師判讀後建議進一步接受健康檢查,相當於每5位受檢者就有1位需要進一步關注肺部健康,114年持續擴大服務對象及篩檢場域,完成1,729人檢測,人數增加不少。
但問題是,就國際期刊可知世上女性有慢性肺阻塞者比例增加,但在台東的報告卻多是女性參與且多年長、結果還十分良好,原來參與者有65%是女性,而其中有吸菸史只佔11%,吳信宏說,「看到這11%,我都懷疑台東是不是吸菸人口那麼少」,而且90歲長者肺部肌力明顯不比年輕人,異常組才19.41%,遠低於30歲組的55.56%。在報告中被稱為「數據謎團」。
會有「謎團」卻是人性。吳信宏推測應是身體夠好的才願意出來參與篩選,懷疑自己健康有異的年輕人也參加,再者,曾有患者說「這半年沒抽菸」,再細問才知道原來這半年都住院、無法抽,先前已大概抽了幾十年、傷害累積許久。再者,其實接受篩檢者本有2500餘人,其中僅1729人能順利對著儀器吹出6秒且氣流夠強,儀器檢測標準已刷下一票人。
但吳信宏也說,檢測也發現如空軍基地地勤人員、紙廠員工等也明顯發現肺部受影響高於他人,但目前未有詳細比較數據,而吹氣檢測共含3項,在其中也發現25%民眾肺功能不佳,更有6%肺部異常、需立即治療個案,這是檢測最積極的用意與功能。
吳信宏表示,期待下次是全台東人踴躍參與,「希望見到的是工地工人等高危險族群能參加」。只是目前3年計畫已結束,是否能再有中央支援檢測仍需視國衛院與縣府。

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