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ArticleJournal of epidemiology2017

Alterations in physique among young children after the Great East Japan Earthquake: Results from a nationwide survey.

Masahiro Kikuya, Hiroko Matsubara, Mami Ishikuro, Yuki Sato, Taku Obara, Hirohito Metoki, Tsuyoshi Isojima, Susumu Yokoya, Noriko Kato, Toshiaki Tanaka and 8 more

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Masahiro KikuyaTohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan; Department of Molecular Epidemiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan. Electronic address: kikuyam@med.tohoku.ac.jp.
Hiroko MatsubaraDepartment of Disaster Public Health, International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
Mami IshikuroTohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan; Department of Molecular Epidemiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
Yuki SatoTohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan; Department of Molecular Epidemiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
Taku ObaraTohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
Hirohito MetokiTohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan; Department of Molecular Epidemiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
Tsuyoshi IsojimaDepartment of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Susumu YokoyaDepartment of Medical Subspecialties, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan.
Noriko KatoDepartment of Early Childhood Care and Education, Jumonji University, Niiza, Japan.
Toshiaki TanakaJapanese Association for Human Auxology, Tokyo, Japan.
Shoichi ChidaDepartment of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Japan.
Atsushi OnoDepartment of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan.
Mitsuaki HosoyaDepartment of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan.
Hiroshi YokomichiDepartment of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Chuo, Japan.
Zentaro YamagataDepartment of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Chuo, Japan.
Soichiro TanakaDepartment of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
Shigeo KureTohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan; Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
Shinichi KuriyamaTohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan; Department of Molecular Epidemiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan; Department of Disaster Public Health, International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.

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Abstract

backgroundData for earthquake-related alterations in physique among young children in developed countries is lacking. The Great East Japan Earthquake caused severe damage in Iwate, Miyagi, and Fukushima Prefectures in northeastern Japan.

methodsWe retrospectively obtained anthropometric measurements in nursery school from 40,046 (cohort 1, historical control) and 53,492 (cohort 2) children aged 3.5-4.5 years without overweight in October 2008, and in October 2010, respectively. At the time of the earthquake in March, 2011, children in cohort 1 had already graduated from nursery school; however, children in cohort 2 were still enrolled in nursery school at this time. We compared the onset of overweight at 1 year after the baseline between children enrolled in their school located in one of the three target prefectures versus those in other prefectures using a logistic regression model, with adjustment for sex, age, history of disease, and obesity index at baseline. Overweight was defined as an obesity index of >+15%, which was calculated as (weight minus sex- and height-specific standard weight)/sex- and height-specific standard weight.

resultsThe odds ratio (OR) for the onset of overweight in the three target prefectures was significant in cohort 2 (OR 1.25; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.01-1.55) but not in cohort 1. When the two cohort were pooled (n = 93,538), the OR of the interaction term for school location × cohort was significant (OR 1.56; 95% CI, 1.09-2.23).

conclusionsIncident overweight in young children was significantly more common in the three prefectures affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake than in other prefectures after the disaster.

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DisastersEarthquakesAnthropometryChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansIncidenceJapanMalePediatric ObesityRetrospective StudiesSurveys and QuestionnairesChildhood obesityEarthquakePhysical growthTsunami

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PMCPMC5602804

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