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. 2016 Apr 14;10(5):746–753. doi: 10.1017/dmp.2016.18

Table 2.

Univariate Analysis of Post-Traumatic Stress Reaction for House Flooding Strata Among Resident Survivors of the Tsunami That Followed the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011 (n=4706)

Post-Traumatic Stress Reaction
No Flooding a (n=888) Below the Ground Floor a (n=631) Above the Ground Floor a (n= 187)
Yes No Yes No Yes No
No. % No. % P -value b No. % No. % P -value b No. % No. % P -value b
Sex
Male 9 3.0 296 97.0 0.273 6 2.9 203 97.1 0.019 55 5.1 1020 94.9 0.031
Female 26 4.5 557 95.5 32 7.6 390 92.4 150 7.1 1962 92.9
Age
15 to 39 years 4 2.2 176 97.8 0.274 5 5.5 86 94.5 0.564 19 3.6 508 96.4 0.011
40 to 64 years 16 5.1 296 94.9 13 5.0 247 95.0 107 7.3 1353 92.7
≥65 years 15 3.8 381 96.2 20 7.1 260 92.9 79 6.6 1121 93.4
Direct exposure to seawater
Yes 0 0 30 100 0.627 0 0 45 100 0.101 42 9.1 422 90.9 0.018
No 35 4.1 812 95.9 38 6.6 540 93.4 159 5.9 2515 94.1
Regular intake of psychotropic medicine(s)
Yes 3 11.1 24 88.9 0.086 3 18.8 13 81.3 0.065 16 14.4 95 85.6 <0.001
No 32 3.7 829 96.3 35 5.7 580 94.3 189 6.1 2887 93.9
Number of cohabitants
More than 6 persons 3 5.4 53 94.6 0.770 1 2.9 33 97.1 0.482 8 5.4 140 94.6 0.059
1 to 6 person(s) 28 3.7 720 96.3 35 6.5 504 93.5 166 6.1 2545 93.9
None 4 4.8 80 95.2 2 3.4 56 96.6 31 9.5 297 90.5
Water supply
Yes 31 3.8 782 96.2 0.289 36 5.9 572 94.1 0.299 197 6.5 2851 93.5 0.521
No 4 6.8 55 93.2 2 11.1 16 88.9 4 4.3 90 95.7
Electricity supply
Yes 35 4.1 823 95.9 0.635 35 5.8 571 94.2 0.555 194 6.4 2850 93.6 0.463
No 0 0 11 100 0 0 10 100 6 7.1 79 92.9
Gas supply
Yes 35 4.1 814 95.9 0.535 36 6.1 558 93.9 0.397 178 6.3 2644 93.7 0.274
No 0 0 15 100 0 0 15 100 17 7.5 209 92.5
a

Number may not be add up to 888, 631, or 3187 because not all the respondents answered all the questions.

b

Chi-square test or Fisher exact test.