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ArticleInternational journal of obesity (2005)2017

Longitudinal changes in body mass index of children affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake.

W Zheng, H Yokomichi, H Matsubara, M Ishikuro, M Kikuya, T Isojima, S Yokoya, T Tanaka, N Kato, S Chida and 6 more

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Article in International journal of obesity (2005), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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W ZhengDepartment of Social Medicine and Health Education, School of Public Health, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China.
H YokomichiDepartment of Health Sciences, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Chuo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-7369-155X
H MatsubaraInternational Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
M IshikuroDepartment of Biobank, Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Sendai, Japan.
M KikuyaDepartment of Biobank, Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Sendai, Japan.
T IsojimaDepartment of Pediatrics, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
S YokoyaCenter for Clinical Research Data, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan.
T TanakaJapanese Association for Human Auxology, Tokyo, Japan.
N KatoDepartment of Health Promotion, National institute of Public Health, Tokyo, Japan.
S ChidaDepartment of Pediatrics, Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Japan.
A OnoDepartment of Pediatrics, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan.
M HosoyaDepartment of Pediatrics, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan.
S TanakaDepartment of Pediatrics, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
S KuriyamaInternational Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
S KureDepartment of Pediatrics, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
Z YamagataDepartment of Health Sciences, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Chuo, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe evacuation and disruption in housing caused by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and following nuclear radiation may have influenced child health in many respects. However, studies regarding longitudinal childhood growth are limited. Therefore, in this study we aimed to explore the influence of the earthquake on longitudinal changes in body mass index in preschool children.

methodsParticipants were children from nursery schools who cooperated with the study in the Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures. The exposed group consisted of children who experienced the earthquake during their preschool-age period (4-5 years old). The historical control group included children who were born 2 years earlier than the exposed children in the same prefectures. Trajectories regarding body mass index and prevalence of overweight/obesity were compared between the two groups using multilevel analysis. Differences in the changes in BMI between before and after the earthquake, and proportion of overweight/obesity was compared between the two groups. We also conducted subgroup analysis by defining children with specific personal disaster experiences within the exposed group.

resultsA total of 9722 children were included in the study. Children in the exposed group had higher body mass indices and a higher proportion of overweight after the earthquake than the control group. These differences were more obvious when confined to exposed children with specific personal disaster experiences.

conclusionsChildren's growth and development-related health issues such as increased BMI after natural disasters should evoke great attention.

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Body Mass IndexDisastersEarthquakesFukushima Nuclear AccidentChild, PreschoolDietFemaleHealth SurveysHumansJapanLongitudinal StudiesMalePediatric ObesityPrevalenceSocial EnvironmentStress, Psychological

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