Table 1.
Baseline characteristics and mortality (%) owing to the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami: data for the day of and after the disaster.
| On the day (Mar/11/2011, N = 860) | After Mar/12/2011 to May/5/2014 (N = 827) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| N (mortality %) | N (mortality %) | ||
| Distance from the coast | 0–499 m | 136 (10.3) | 122 (23.8) |
| 500–999 m | 142 (9.9) | 128 (9.4) | |
| 1000–1999 m | 157 (1.9) | 154 (8.4) | |
| 2000–4100 m | 425 (0.5) | 423 (9.7) | |
| Sex | Men | 346 (5.5) | 327 (12.5) |
| Women | 514 (2.7) | 500 (10.8) | |
| Age | 65–69 years | 238 (1.7) | 234 (2.1) |
| 70–74 years | 183 (3.3) | 177 (7.9) | |
| 75–79 years | 175 (6.9) | 163 (10.4) | |
| 80–84 years | 144 (2.8) | 140 (12.9) | |
| ≥85 years | 120 (5.8) | 113 (36.3) | |
| Education | <10 years | 487 (4.7) | 464 (9.5) |
| 10–12 years | 193 (2.1) | 189 (12.7) | |
| > 12 years | 82 (3.7) | 79 (3.8) | |
| Household | Living alone | 68 (1.5) | 67 (28.4) |
| Co-habiting with others, but not parent(s) | 618 (3.7) | 595 (9.4) | |
| Living with parent(s) | 59 (6.8) | 55 (3.6) | |
| Social interactions | Not meeting any friends | 95 (3.2) | 92 (37.0) |
| Meeting some friends | 686 (3.2) | 664 (7.4) | |
| Physical height | <150 cm | 242 (3.7) | 233 (12.9) |
| 150–159 cm | 277 (3.2) | 268 (8.2) | |
| ≥160 cm | 226 (3.5) | 218 (9.2) | |
| BMI | <18.5 kg/m2 | 40 (2.5) | 39 (46.2) |
| 18.5–24.9 kg/m2 | 461 (3.3) | 446 (8.5) | |
| ≥25.0 kg/m2 | 236 (4.2) | 226 (6.6) | |
| Depressive symptoms | Normal | 437 (3.0) | 424 (7.3) |
| Mild | 161 (3.1) | 156 (14.7) | |
| Moderate | 69 (4.3) | 66 (15.2) | |
| Severe | 39 (12.8) | 34 (26.5) | |
| ADL | Independent | 710 (3.9) | 682 (7.0) |
| Partially disabled | 76 (3.9) | 73 (30.1) | |
| Disabled | 46 (2.2) | 45 (51.1) | |
| Comorbidity | Cancer; no | 786 (3.8) | 756 (11.0) |
| Cancer; yes | 38 (5.3) | 36 (27.8) | |
| Heart diseases; no | 682 (4.0) | 655 (11.5) | |
| Heart diseases; yes | 142 (3.5) | 137 (13.1) | |
| Stroke; no | 791 (3.8) | 761 (11.4) | |
| Stroke; yes | 33 (6.1) | 31 (19.4) | |
| Respiratory diseases; no | 796 (3.8) | 766 (11.2) | |
| Respiratory diseases; yes | 28 (7.1) | 26 (26.9) | |
| Smoking | Never | 469 (3.2) | 454 (11.9) |
| Past | 184 (6.0) | 173 (12.1) | |
| Current | 99 (5.1) | 94 (9.6) | |
| Alcohol | Non | 549 (3.6) | 529 (13.4) |
| Quitted | 43 (7.0) | 40 (10.0) | |
| Drink | 232 (3.9) | 223 (6.7) | |
| Exercise | <30 minutes | 342 (4.1) | 328 (14.0) |
| 30–59 minutes | 230 (3.5) | 222 (6.3) | |
| 60–89 minutes | 95 (3.2) | 92 (7.6) | |
| ≥90 minutes | 99 (5.1) | 94 (2.1) |