Table 1. Trends in mean levels or proportions of lifestyle-related variables among evacuees and non-evacuees before (FY 2008–2010) and after (FY 2011–2012) the disaster in the evacuation area of Fukushima Prefecture.

	Non-evacuees				Evacuees
	Before	After	Δ	P value	Before	After	Δ	P value	P valued	Reference
Men
n	8,157				4,275
Body mass index (BMI), kg/m2	23.5	23.7	0.2	<0.001	23.8	24.5	0.7	<0.001	<0.001	14 a
Overweight (BMI ≥25 kg/m2), %	29.0	31.9	2.9	<0.001	32.8	42.6	9.8	<0.001	<0.001	14 a
n	2,977				1,538
Systolic BP, mm Hg	121.5	126.1	4.6	<0.001	121.5	127.3	5.8	<0.001	<0.01	15 b
Diastolic BP, mm Hg	74.6	76.7	2.1	<0.001	74.4	77.8	3.4	<0.001	<0.001	15 b
n	2,443				1,254
Waist circumference, cm	82.5	82.8	0.3	—	83.1	85.1	2.0	—	<0.001	19 b
Triglycerides, mg/dL	103.7	112.8	9.1	—	101.9	120.0	18.1	—	<0.001	19 b
HDL cholesterol, mg/dL	58.4	58.4	0.0	—	59.1	56.3	−2.8	—	<0.001	19 b
Fasting glucose, mg/dL	96.0	96.0	0.0	—	94.0	97.0	3.0	—	<0.001	19 b
n	1,002				969
Uric acid, mg/dL	5.5	5.6	0.1	—	5.4	5.6	0.2	—	—	21 a
Creatinine, mg/dL	0.8	0.8	0.0	—	0.8	0.8	0.0	—	—	21 a
n	1,349				3,278
Hemoglobin, g/dL	14.46	14.57	0.11	<0.001	14.77	15.05	0.28	<0.001	<0.001	13 a
Women
n	9,658				5,396
Body mass index (BMI), kg/m2	23.3	23.5	0.2	<0.001	23.5	24.0	0.5	<0.001	<0.001	14 a
Overweight (BMI ≥25 kg/m2), %	27.4	29.2	1.8	<0.001	30.5	35.9	5.4	<0.001	<0.001	14 a
n	4,229				2,293
Systolic BP, mm Hg	119.8	123.9	4.1	<0.001	119.6	124.0	4.4	<0.001	0.33	15 b
Diastolic BP, mm Hg	72.5	74.2	1.7	<0.001	71.7	74.5	2.8	<0.001	<0.001	15 b
n	2,977				1,538
Waist circumference, cm	82.0	81.8	−0.2	—	82.3	82.7	0.4	—	<0.001	19 b
Triglycerides, mg/dL	94.5	98.9	4.4	—	91.8	104.2	12.4	—	<0.001	19 b
HDL cholesterol, mg/dL	63.2	62.9	−0.3	—	63.7	62.5	−1.2	—	<0.001	19 b
Fasting glucose, mg/dL	94.0	94.0	0.0	—	91.0	94.0	3.0	—	<0.001	19 b
n	1,489				1,329
Uric acid, mg/dL	4.6	4.6	0.0	—	4.5	4.5	0.0	—	—	21 a
Creatinine, mg/dL	0.7	0.7	0.0	—	0.7	0.7	0.0	—	—	21 a
n	1,923				4,168
Hemoglobin, g/dL	13.04	13.15	0.11	<0.001	13.18	13.40	0.22	<0.001	<0.001	13 a
Allc
n	17,322				8,684
Liver dysfunction (non-drinkers), %	8.7	10.4	1.7	<0.001	9.8	14.2	4.4	<0.001	<0.001	18 a
Liver dysfunction (drinking ≤22 g of ethanol/day), %	13.1	13.9	0.8	0.03	12.5	18.9	6.4	<0.001	<0.001	18 a
Liver dysfunction (drinking >22 g of ethanol/day), %	39.7	42.5	2.8	<0.001	44.0	48.8	4.8	<0.001	<0.001	18 a

BP, blood pressure; FY, fiscal year.

^aTarget age: 40–90 years old.

^bTarget age: 40–74 years old.

^cNo analysis by sex.

^dP value for comparing differences between the evacuee group and non-evacuee group regarding changes before and after the disaster.