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ID 118061
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Fujimaki, Takako Osaka University
Ohno, Yuko Osaka University
Tsutsui, Anna Osaka University
Zha, Ling Osaka University
Fujii, Makoto Osaka University
Tajima, Tetsuya Osaka University
Hattori, Satoshi Osaka University
Sobue, Tomotaka Osaka University
Keywords
cause of death
death certificate
disaster
earthquake
older adults
Content Type
Journal Article
Description
This retrospective study investigated the 3-year impact of the Great East Japan Earthquake (GEJE) of 2011 on deaths due to neoplasm, heart disease, stroke, pneumonia, and senility among older adults in the primarily affected prefectures compared with other prefectures, previous investigations having been more limited as regards mortality causes and geographic areas. Using death certificates issued between 2006 and 2015 (n = 7,383,253), mortality rates (MRs) and risk ratios (RRs) were calculated using a linear mixed model with the log-transformed MR as the response variable. The model included interactions between the area category and each year of death from 2010 to 2013. The RRs in the interaction significantly increased to 1.13, 1.17, and 1.28 for deaths due to stroke, pneumonia, and senility, respectively, in Miyagi Prefecture in 2011, but did not significantly increase for any of the other areas affected by the GEJE. Moreover, increased RRs were not reported for any of the other years. The risk of death increased in 2011; however, this was only significant for single-year impact. In 2013, decreased RRs of pneumonia in the Miyagi and Iwate prefectures and of senility in Fukushima Prefecture were observed. Overall, we did not find evidence of strong associations between the GEJE and mortality.
Journal Title
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
ISSN
16604601
Publisher
MDPI
Volume
20
Issue
6
Start Page
5058
Published Date
2023-03-13
Rights
This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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