Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of the study participants
| Evacuation scenario | No-evacuation | Return in 2012 | Return in 2013–15 | Return in 2016–17 | No-return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number (n, %)** | |||||
| Female | 523 (61.60) | 300 (70.26) | 89 (71.77) | 82 (58.99) | 136 (59.13) |
| Male | 326 (38.40) | 127 (29.74) | 35 (28.23) | 57 (41.01) | 94 (40.87) |
| Physical measurements and blood sample test results in 2010 | |||||
| Age (mean, SD)*** | 60.77 (5.53) | 61.51 (5.09) | 60.76 (5.68) | 61.39 (5.45) | 59.21 (5.83) |
| BMI (mean, SD) | 23.20 (3.22) | 23.10 (3.21) | 23.11 (3.19) | 22.92 (2.88) | 23.23 (3.07) |
| SBP mmHg (mean, SD) | 131.31 (15.97) | 130.99 (17.26) | 130.10 (16.69) | 130.18 (15.35) | 129.75 (14.80) |
| DBP mmHg (mean, SD) | 78.93 (10.08) | 78.11 (10.38) | 78.14 (10.30) | 79.01 (10.36) | 78.14 (10.30) |
| HbA1c % (mean, SD) | 5.44 (0.58) | 5.45 (0.55) | 5.44 (0.48) | 5.53 (0.81) | 5.47 (0.56) |
| Triglyceride mg/dL (mean, SD) | 110.78 (69.04) | 110.93 (95.92) | 97.88 (45.82) | 109.02 (90.31) | 108.51 (92.32) |
| HDL mg/dL (mean, SD) | 60.01 (14.46) | 60.98 (14.68) | 62.35 (13.94) | 59.43 (12.78) | 60.85 (15.02) |
| LDL mg/dL (mean, SD) | 124.61 (30.00) | 127.26 (29.86) | 126.71 (31.06) | 120.50 (30.83) | 122.67 (28.82) |
| Daily smoker (n, %)* | 107 (12.60) | 40 (9.37) | 17 (13.71) | 13 (9.35) | 40 (17.39) |
| Study outcomes in 2010 (n, %) | |||||
| Diabetes | 24 (2.83) | 20 (4.68) | 2 (1.61) | 7 (5.04) | 8 (3.48) |
| Hyperlipidemia | 321 (42.91) | 170 (44.85) | 39 (37.86) | 50 (41.32) | 73 (36.68) |
| Hypertension | 230 (30.75) | 133 (35.09) | 33 (32.04) | 37 (30.58) | 53 (26.63) |
| Study outcomes in 2017 (n, %) | |||||
| Diabetes | 69 (8.13) | 32 (7.49) | 7 (5.65) | 16 (11.51) | 27 (11.74) |
| Hyperlipidemia | 302 (37.94) | 163 (39.95) | 45 (38.46) | 53 (39.26) | 91 (41.74) |
| Hypertension* | 180 (22.61) | 88 (21.52) | 19 (16.24) | 17 (12.59) | 38 (17.43) |
SD: standard deviation. BMI: body mass index. SBP: systolic blood pressure. DBP: diastolic blood pressure. HDL: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. LDL: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001 (comparisons between evacuation scenarios with the ANOVA test for continuous and the chi-squared test for categorical variable).