Table 2 Results of the univariable analysis for the association between mortality and basic characteristics of participants (N = 777).

From: Long-term observation of mortality among inpatients evacuated from psychiatric hospitals in Fukushima prefecture following the Fukushima nuclear disaster

 

n (%) or Median (IQR)

p value

Linear distance for evacuation, km

Median (IQR)

169 (98–226)

 < 0.001***†

Sex

Male

390 (50.2)

0.391

Female

387 (49.8)

 

Age, years

Median (IQR)

66 (56–76)

 < 0.001***‡

Psychiatric diagnosis

F00-09. Organic, including symptomatic, mental disorders

205 (27.1)

 < 0.001***‡

F10-19. Mental and behavioral disorders due to psychoactive substance use

38 (5.0)

0.027*†

F20-29. Schizophrenia, schizotypal, and delusional disorders

432 (57.1)

 < 0.001***†

F30-39. Mood (affective) disorders

57 (7.5)

0.505

F40-48. Neurotic, stress-related, and somatoform disorders

10 (1.3)

0.962

F50-59. Behavioral syndromes associated with physiological disturbances and physical factors

0 (0.0)

 

F60-69. Disorders of adult personality and behavior

2 (0.3)

0.653

F70-79. Mental retardation

78 (10.3)

0.039*†

F80-89. Disorders of psychological development

3 (0.4)

0.637

G40-41. Epilepsy

36 (4.8)

0.530

Physical complication

A00-B99. Certain infectious and parasitic diseases

15 (1.9)

0.949

C00-D48. Neoplasms

23 (3.0)

0.602

D50-89. Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism

8 (1.0)

0.356

E00-90. Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases

100 (12.9)

0.783

G00-99. Diseases of the nervous system (except G40-41, epilepsy)

45 (5.8)

0.366

H00-59. Diseases of the eye and adnexa

13 (1.7)

0.383

H60-95. Diseases of the ear and mastoid process

3 (0.4)

0.954

I00-95. Diseases of the circulatory system

83 (10.7)

0.281

J00-99. Diseases of the respiratory system

36 (4.6)

 < 0.001***‡

K00-93. Diseases of the digestive system

54 (6.9)

0.385

L00-99. Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

7 (0.9)

0.560

M00-99. Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

12 (1.5)

0.580

N00-99. Diseases of the genitourinary system

14 (1.8)

 < 0.001***‡

S00-T98. Injury, poisoning, and certain other consequences of external causes

13 (1.7)

0.060

  1. IQR: interquartile range.
  2. The log-rank test was adopted for the analysis.
  3. The mortality rates of participants with each psychiatric diagnosis or physical complication were compared with those of patients unaffected by any disease.
  4. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.005, ***p < 0.001.
  5. †Factor showed a tendency toward lower mortality.
  6. ‡Factor showed a tendency toward higher mortality.
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