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. 2014 Oct 23;9(10):e110898. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0110898

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)