Analysis on the disease spectrum of the military flying personnel temporarily grounded from 2012 to 2021
10.3760/cma.j.cn113854-20221109-00136
- VernacularTitle:2012—2021年暂时飞行不合格军事飞行人员疾病谱分析
- Author:
Qinyan LU
1
;
Chunhui NI
;
Jianhua XU
;
Yue CHEN
;
Ling XIA
;
Yun PAN
;
Lu XIAO
;
Shanshan CHEN
;
Jialin LIANG
;
Jiahui JIANG
Author Information
1. 空军杭州特勤疗养中心疗养二区，杭州 310007
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Disease spectrum;
Physical examination;
Eligibility determination;
Flying personnel
- From:
Chinese Journal of Aerospace Medicine
2023;34(2):65-70
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To provide data support for the improvement of aeromedical support by summarizing the disease characteristics and analyzing the change pattern of disease spectrum for the temporarily grounded military flying personnel assessed in the annual physical examination.Methods:The clinical data of military flying personnel who were assessed as temporary grounding in the annual physical examination in Air Force Healthcare Center for Special Services Hangzhou from 2012 to 2021 were retrospectively analyzed. They were divided into 2012—2016 group and 2017—2021 group with a 5-year span. The distributions of disease, age and aircraft type were statistically compared between 2 groups of temporarily grounded military flying personnel.Results:A total of 522 flying personnel, aged from 23-55 years and flew 100-20 000 h, were enrolled. There were 242 cases in 2012—2016 group and 280 cases in 2017—2021 group. Compared with 2012—2016 group, 2017—2021 group was found 9 new diseases. Among the top 10 diseases in 2017—2021 group, the proportion of pulmonary nodules, hypertension, diabetes, abnormal tumor indicators, positive fecal occult blood was increased, and the proportion of thyroid nodules, abnormal liver function, arrhythmia was decreased. There was a significant difference in the age distribution between 2 groups of temporarily grounded military flying personnel ( χ2=20.97, P<0.001). The proportion of flying personnel aged ≥40 years old was increased in 2017—2021 group. The proportion of fighter-trainer pilots and bomb-transporter flying personnel increased in 2017—2021 group, and the difference was significant ( χ2=14.66, P=0.001). Conclusions:In recent years, more diseases, mostly occult diseases, are found in the disease spectrum of the temporarily grounded military flying personnel. Since some insidious diseases require more time to observe their convalescent effect and the influence to flight but the routine phone follow-up is called within 2 months of discharge, so a long-term and effective follow-up mechanism is suggested.
