潛艦內部環境侷限，不易維持良好的空氣品質，長期而言可能會影響人員健康，再者潛水意外的防止亦與良好的肺功能有關，本研究進行256戰隊軍士官兵肺功能健康狀況的調查，提供潛艦人員健康管理之參考。我們收集到潛艦軍士官兵及256戰隊義務役男(對照組)共 250 人的肺功能檢測數據，其中潛艦組人數為211人 (84.4%)、義務役組人數39 (15.6%)。受測人員皆為男性，潛艦組平均年齡是 32.2 ± 6.3 歲、義務役組 23.5 ± 2.3 歲(p < 0.05)，體重分別是 74.2 ± 9.3 公斤、 66.8 ± 6.5 公斤(p < 0.05)，身高則為 173.4 ± 5.4 公分、 172.5 ± 5.6 公分。潛艦組有 34.1% 的抽菸人口，役男組則有 20.5%。每周運動 3 次以上的人數所佔比例，潛艦組61.1%、義務役組 64.1%。潛艦組服役年資平均 12.6 ± 8.1年(1 – 30 年)。潛艦組被檢測出異常者有 29 人(佔 13.7%)，義務役組有 3 人(佔 7.7%)，進行統計分析發現，肺功能異常率與年齡、運動頻率、吸煙及潛艦工作年資並無相關性(p > 0.05)。雖然部份的分析受相對小樣本數的限制，我們仍可從數據得知長期的潛艦服役並未增加肺功能損傷的風險。

Submarine is featured with an isolated space with potential chamber air pollution, which mightaffect pulmonary function of submarine crew members after a prolonged exposure. The currentstudy aimed to investigate if service in submarine subjects to increased risk of pulmonary functiondeterioration. We enrolled 211 submariners and 39 conscripts (as control group) in the study. Allsubjects are male and received physical examination as well as pulmonary function test. The averageservice years of submarines was 12.6 ± 8.1 (ranged from 1 to 30). The submariners andconscripts had an average age of 31.5 ± 6.0 and 23.5 ± 2.3, respectively (p < 0.05). The bodyweight were 74.2 ± 9.3 kg vs 66.8 ± 6.5 kg (p < 0.05), and body height were 173.4 ± 5.4 cm vs172.5 ± 5.6 cm. Smoking population was 34.1% in submariners, and 20.5% in conscripts. Thepopulation with an exercise frequency of more than trice a week was 61.1% in submarines and64.1% in conscript. There were 29 (13.7%) submariners and 3 (7.7%) conscripts showing abnormalpulmonary function. Abnormal pulmonary function was not correlated with service time insubmarine, age, exercise frequency, or smoking. Although some of the analyses and interpretationsmight be limited by the relatively small sample size, we conclude that prolonged service insubmarine did not increase risk of pulmonary function deterioration.