Table 1 Demographic characteristics, trauma exposure related to the earthquake, and physiologic characteristics (N = 227; 156 from disaster-affected areas and 71 from Mie)
Follow-up (N = 227) | ||
|---|---|---|
n or mean | % or SD | |
Mean child age in years | 8.5 | 1.2 |
Child sex | ||
Boys | 115 | 50.7 |
Girls | 112 | 49.3 |
Exposure to trauma events related to Great East Japan Earthquake | ||
Home damaged | 65 | 28.6 |
Separation from family | 43 | 18.9 |
Lost at least one family member or close relative | 12 | 5.3 |
Lost at least one friend | 14 | 6.2 |
Witnessed tsunami waves | 43 | 18.9 |
Witnessed someone being swept by tsunami | 8 | 3.5 |
Witnessed a fire | 20 | 8.8 |
Lifestyle was restricted owing to radiation | 21 | 9.3 |
Saw at least one dead body | 5 | 2.2 |
The number of earthquake-related trauma events (0–5) | ||
0 | 114 | 50.2 |
1–3 | 97 | 42.7 |
4+ | 16 | 7.0 |
The number of sample from each prefecture | ||
Iwate | 64 | 28.2 |
Miyagi | 42 | 18.5 |
Fukushima | 50 | 22.0 |
Mie | 71 | 31.3 |
Family size | 4.2 | 1.6 |
Mean BMI | 17.3 | 2.9 |
Household income in fiscal year 2013 (Japanese Yen*) | ||
<1 million | 12 | 5.3 |
<2 million | 11 | 4.8 |
<3 million | 16 | 7.0 |
<4 million | 29 | 12.8 |
<5 million | 31 | 13.7 |
<6 million | 32 | 14.1 |
<7 million | 21 | 9.3 |
<8 million | 21 | 9.3 |
<9 million | 21 | 9.3 |
≤10 million | 22 | 9.7 |
Missing | 11 | 4.8 |
Housing status at 2014 | ||
Same as before the disaster | 145 | 63.9 |
Living in a shelter | 20 | 8.8 |
Living in a new house | 57 | 25.1 |
Missing | 5 | 2.2 |
Systolic blood pressure | ||
Iwate | 102.6 | 10.3 |
Miyagi | 102.7 | 8.0 |
Fukushima | 103.4 | 11.9 |
Mie | 96.6 | 8.7 |
Systolic blood pressure z-score | ||
Iwate | 0.41 | 0.85 |
Miyagi | 0.28 | 0.73 |
Fukushima | 0.38 | 1.02 |
Mie | −0.23 | 0.74 |
Diastolic blood pressure | ||
Iwate | 61.6 | 10.0 |
Miyagi | 61.9 | 9.79 |
Fukushima | 60.7 | 8.15 |
Mie | 57.8 | 7.57 |
Diastolic blood pressure z-score | ||
Iwate | 0.26 | 0.84 |
Miyagi | 0.21 | 0.85 |
Fukushima | 0.12 | 0.70 |
Mie | −0.11 | 0.63 |
