(Dept. of Radiological Technology, Ansan College)
(안산 1 대학 방사선과)
This study analyzed decade-based statistic data which had been collected from the reports of annual radiographic pulmonary tuberculosis screening program initiated by the Korean National Tuberculosis Association (KNTA) for last 5 decades (from 1956 to 2005). We analyzed only the content of annual statistic report to preserve the characteristic of statistic data and the contents of original copy by focusing on the analysis of tuberculosis cases where age and sex were excluded. The results of the disease-based analysis on the tuberculosis cases from cumulative subjects of chest radiography (CXR) from 1956 to 2005 are summarized as follows. 1. The cumulative number of subjects who were examined under annual chest radiography over last 5 decades totaled 54,938,875 persons. 2. The cumulative number of pulmonary tuberculosis cases during same period totaled 958,251 persons (1.74%). 3. The cumulative number of subjects treated during same period totaled 465,082 persons (0.85%). 4. The cumulative number of mild pulmonary tuberculosis cases during same period totaled 229,615 persons (0.42%). 5. The cumulative number of moderate pulmonary tuberculosis cases during same period totaled 144,247 persons (0.26%). 6. The cumulative number of severe pulmonary tuberculosis cases during same period totaled 74,066 persons (0.13%). 7. The cumulative number of exudative pleurisy cases during same period totaled 17,154 persons (0.03%). 8. The cumulative number of subjects under monitoring during same period totaled 493,169 persons (0.90%). 9. The cumulative number of uncertain activity cases during same period totaled 78,214 persons (0.14%). 10. The cumulative number of pseudo-pulmonary tuberculosis cases during same period totaled 272,349 persons (0.50%).
1956년부터 2005년까지 50년간 대한결핵협회의 X선 검진사업에 의해 촬영된 흉부방사선영상(CXR) 판독 결과를 분석하였으며 통계의 특성 및 자료의 원본에 충실하기 위해 대한결핵협회에서 발행되는 연보(annual report)의 내용만을 분석하였다. 따라서 결핵협회의 사업목적 중의 하나인 폐결핵 유소견자에 대한 분석이 핵심적으로 이루어졌으며 연령과 성별 등은 포함되지 않았다. 50년간의 누적 검진 대상자에 대한 폐결핵 유소견자를 질환별로 분석한 결과는 다음과 같다. 검진대상자 총 수는 54,938,875명으로 나타났다. 이 중 폐결핵 유소견자 수는 958,251명(1.74%), 요치료자 465,082명(0.85%), 경증자 229,615명(0.42%), 중등증 144,247명(0.26%), 중증 74,066명(0.13%), 삼출성흉막염 17,154명(0.03%), 요관찰자 493,169명(0.90%), 활동성 미정 78,214명(0.14%), 의사결핵 272,349명(0.50%) 등으로 나타났다.