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. 2021 Jan 7;21:18. doi: 10.1186/s12877-020-01934-9

Table 4.

Sensitivity analysis results of participants who responded to all surveys from 2011 to 2016

Factors Classification Adjusted HR (95% CI)a
(n = 3,129)
P value
Age Continuous 1.05 (1.03–1.07)  < 0.001
Sex Men Ref
Women 2.09 (1.55–2.83)  < 0.001
PTSD symptoms No Ref
Yes 1.26 (0.99–1.59) 0.063
Experience of earthquake No Ref
Yes 0.99 (0.61–1.62) 0.982
History of mental illness No Ref
Yes 0.78 (0.47–1.31) 0.354
Need for assistance No Ref
Yes 0.89 (0.54–1.47) 0.642
History of cancer No Ref
Yes 1.71 (1.26–2.32)  < 0.001
History of stroke No Ref
Yes 1.34 (0.95–1.89) 0.098
History of heart disease No Ref
Yes 1.36 (1.07–1.73) 0.012
History of diabetes mellitus No Ref
Yes 1.37 (1.12–1.68) 0.003
Smoking habit Never smoked Ref (trend p = 0.519)
Former smoker 1.15 (0.85–1.55) 0.361
Current smoker 1.07 (0.69–1.67) 0.751
Drinking habit Never drinks or rarely drinks (less than once a month) Ref (trend p = 0.159)
Former drinker 1.07 (0.63–1.81) 0.795
Current drinker (more than once a month) 1.19 (0.93–1.53) 0.168
Level of sleep satisfaction Satisfied with sleep Ref (trend p = 0.429)
Slightly unsatisfied with sleep 1.07 (0.86–1.33) 0.557
Quite unsatisfied with sleep 1.02 (0.73–1.41) 0.924
Very dissatisfied with sleep or does not sleep at all 1.27 (0.79–2.02) 0.324
Exercise habit Almost daily Ref (trend p = 0.919)
2 to 4 times a week 1.12 (0.87–1.44) 0.374
Approximately once a week 0.87 (0.62–1.21) 0.413
Almost never 1.06 (0.80–1.39) 0.691

aAdjusted for age, sex, PCL score, experience of earthquake, history of mental illness, need for assistance, history of cancer, history of stroke, history of heart disease, history of diabetes mellitus, smoking habit, drinking habit, level of sleep satisfaction, and exercise habit. 95% CI 95% confidence interval, HR hazard ratio, Ref reference, PTSD post–traumatic stress disorder. Cox proportional hazard model; p < 0.05 was considered statistically significant