Table 2. Characteristics of children affected by the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami.
Items | After 8 months | After 20 months | After 30 months | ||||
N = 11,639 | N = 10,597 | N = 10,812 | |||||
Gender | Boys | 5939 | (51.0%) | 5302 | (50.0%) | 5434 | (50.3%) |
Girls | 5700 | (49.0%) | 5295 | (50.0%) | 5378 | (49.7%) | |
Age at the time of the disaster (y) (Mean) | 10.9 | (SD = 2.7) | 10.9 | (SD = 2.7) | 10.9 | (SD = 2.7) | |
PTSSC-15 Total score (Mean) | 20.5 | (SD = 14.5) | 18.8 | (SD = 14.0) | 19.7 | (SD = 14.2) | |
PTSSC-15 Depression score (Mean) | 5.4 | (SD = 4.6) | 5.0 | (SD = 4.4) | 4.1 | (SD = 3.6) | |
PTSD score (Mean) | 12.6 | (SD = 9.1) | 11.7 | (SD = 8.7) | 11.7 | (SD = 8.8) |