Table 1 Baseline characteristics by BMI in 2012, Fukushima, Japan.

From: The association between body mass index and recovery from post-traumatic stress disorder after the nuclear accident in Fukushima

 

BMI (kg/m2)

 < 18.5

18.5 to < 25.0

25.0 to < 30.0

 ≥ 30.0

No. of participants

218

2614

1289

235

PCL-S scores < 44 in 2013 (%)

47.3

41.4

40.5

35.3

Missing

20.2

17.9

17.5

17.9

PCL-S scores < 44 in 2014 (%)

42.7

41.2

38.4

35.3

Missing

29.8

26.9

29.4

29.4

Men (%)

17.0

33.3

48.0

37.5

Age (%)

 < 30 years

17.0

5.5

2.4

7.7

30–39 years

17.0

11.6

6.8

11.9

40–49 years

16.5

9.4

7.3

16.6

50–59 years

11.9

16.3

16.5

18.3

60–69 years

22.5

28.7

31.7

27.7

 ≥ 70 years

15.1

28.5

35.3

17.9

Mean PCL-S scores in 2012 (SD)

54.3 (8.9)

55.4 (9.6)

55.9 (9.9)

55.6 (10.0)

Smoking (%)

Never smoked

62.8

61.7

57.5

57.5

Quit

11.9

20.2

25.6

20.4

Current smoker

23.9

15.3

13.1

19.2

Missing

1.4

2.9

3.8

3.0

Drinking (%)

Don't drink or only rarely

61.0

51.0

48.3

56.2

Quit

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.8

Drink at least once a month

33.5

43.5

46.2

37.0

Missing

1.8

1.8

1.9

3.0

Exercise habit (%)

Almost every day

12.4

16.9

15.7

8.1

2–4 times/week

17.4

24.2

27.6

21.3

Once/week

11.5

12.9

15.4

17.9

Almost never

57.8

43.8

39.2

51.5

Missing

0.9

2.2

2.2

1.3

Sleeping habit (%)

Satisfied

8.7

10.0

12.4

6.4

Slightly dissatisfied

37.2

35.1

34.2

36.6

Quite dissatisfied

26.6

28.2

24.8

27.7

Very dissatisfied or haven't slept at all

13.3

9.1

10.8

12.8

Missing

14.2

17.6

17.8

16.6

Education level (%)

Elementary school ・ Junior high school

15.1

23.8

32.5

20.4

High school

51.4

50.4

45.9

51.1

Vocational college/Junior college

26.2

16.3

13.3

17.0

University ・ Graduate school

6.0

5.7

4.5

6.8

Missing

1.4

3.7

3.8

4.7

Activities of daily living (%)

    

Independent

97.3

96.6

95.4

96.2

Dependent

2.3

2.0

3.0

3.8

Missing

0.5

1.4

1.6

0.0

History of cancer or cardiovascular disease (%)

10.1

19.1

21.6

20.4

Missing

2.3

3.1

4.0

2.1

House damage (%)

No damage

21.6

15.7

13.9

18.7

Partial damage or partial collapse

57.3

65.4

66.9

60.4

Partial but extensive collapse or total collapse

11.9

12.5

12.7

12.8

Missing

9.2

6.5

6.6

8.1

Lose someone close in disaster (%)

24.8

30.2

30.6

31.1

Missing

0.5

1.9

2.4

2.6

Experience about tsunami following the GEJE (%)

25.2

28.6

30.3

35.3

Experience about nuclear reactor accident (heard the explosion) following the GEJE (%)

65.1

69.9

69.7

71.9

  1. BMI, body mass index; PCL-S, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist-specific, SD; standard deviation, GEJE; the Great East Japan Earthquake.