Lee L T, Chen C J, Tsai S F, Suo J, Chen C Y
Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, R.O.C.
J Formos Med Assoc. 1992 Sep;91(9):867-72.
An epidemiologic study of pulmonary tuberculosis was carried out to examine the secular trend and geographic variations of the incidence, prevalence and mortality of pulmonary tuberculosis in Taiwan. The prevalence and incidence rates declined-steadily from 1910 to 1980, but have remained unchanged during the last decade. Mortality also showed an 8.0% annual decrease from 1974 to 1986, but has remained constant without any apparent changes in recent years. Mortality for pulmonary tuberculosis is much higher in the aboriginal areas, where patients have a poor adherence to treatment and where a high prevalence of alcohol abuse exists. The mortality for pulmonary tuberculosis in Taiwan is higher than that in most developed countries, such as the U.K. and the U.S.A., but is lower than that in mainland China and the Republic of Korea.
为研究台湾地区肺结核发病率、患病率及死亡率的长期趋势和地理差异，开展了一项肺结核流行病学研究。1910年至1980年期间，患病率和发病率稳步下降，但在过去十年中保持不变。1974年至1986年期间，死亡率也呈现出每年8.0%的下降，但近年来一直保持稳定，没有明显变化。在原住民地区，肺结核死亡率要高得多，这些地区患者治疗依从性差，且酗酒现象普遍。台湾地区的肺结核死亡率高于英国和美国等大多数发达国家，但低于中国大陆和韩国。
