航空機操縦者の40歳時および50歳時における生活習慣病治療薬の服用歴の調査

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Lifestyle-related diseases such as hypertension, hyperlipemia and hyperuricemia increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, cerebrovascular disease, gout and acute pancreatitis, all of which can cause sudden incapacitation in aircrew. Lifestyle modifications are considered to be the most important intervention. However, medicinal therapy must be introduced in patients when the effect of lifestyle modifications is insufficient. The purpose of this study was to review the prescription of medications for lifestyle-related diseases in the pilots of Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) and to compare the data related to the pilots in their 40s with those in their 50s.We reviewed the medication history from the annual aeromedical examination for 176 JASDF pilots in their 40s and 50s. A total of 11 (6.25%) pilots in their 40s and 36 (20.45%) in their 50s were taking medications. We found that more pilots in their 50s were receiving medications than those in their 40s: antihypertensive drugs [8 (4.55%) vs. 1 (0.57%)]; antihyperlipidemic drugs [9 (5.11%) vs. 2 (1.14%)]; and antihyperuricemic drugs [19 (10.80%) vs. 8 (4.55%)]. The largest number of drugs was prescribed for hyperuricemia in both age groups. This study suggests that the number of pilots taking medications for lifestyle-related diseases increase with age.