Table 2.
Changes in RBC, Hb, and Ht according to evacuation status
| Sex | Evacuation | N | RBC (average) (x 10 4/μL) | ∆ | p | Hb (average) (g/dL) | ∆ | p | Ht (average) (%) | ∆ | p | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before | After | Before | After | Before | After | ||||||||||||
| Men | (-) | 1349 | 463.1 | 461.3 | -1.8 | 0.02 | 14.46 | 14.57 | 0.10 | <0.0001 | 43.57 | 43.45 | -0.12 | 0.11 | |||
| (+) | 3278 | 472.7 | 479.2 | 6.5 | <0.0001 | 14.77 | 15.05 | 0.28 | <0.0001 | 44.34 | 44.74 | 0.40 | <0.0001 | ||||
| p* | <0.0001 | p* | <0.0001 | p* | <0.0001 | ||||||||||||
| Women | (-) | 1923 | 434.5 | 432.2 | -2.3 | <0.0001 | 13.04 | 13.15 | 0.11 | <0.0001 | 40.00 | 39.95 | -0.05 | 0.31 | |||
| (+) | 4168 | 439.6 | 443.1 | 3.5 | <0.0001 | 13.18 | 13.40 | 0.22 | <0.0001 | 40.42 | 40.74 | 0.33 | <0.0001 | ||||
| p* | <0.0001 | p* | <0.0001 | p* | <0.0001 | ||||||||||||
*Age—adjusted p value for comparing changes in the evacuee group to changes in the non-evacuee group before and after the earthquake.
RBC, red blood cell count: Hb, hemoglobin; Ht. hematocrit.