Kiyomi Sakata
Iwate Medical University, Japan
Title: Prevalence of obesity in survivors living in temporary housing in the tsunami-stricken area during the recovery phase following the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami
Biography
Biography: Kiyomi Sakata
Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine whether there was a difference of obesity prevalence among people living in temporary housing and people living other types of housing in the tsunami-stricken area during the recovery phase following the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. A total of 10,198 participants aged 18 years or older who provided written informed consent in 2011 comprised the original cohort. In this study, we analyzed the data of 6,157 participants (Yamada Town 1,935 participants, Otsuchi Town 1,186 participants, Rikuzentakata City 2,894 participants, Kamaishi City 142 participants) who received the health check-up in 2016. We classified living conditions into three groups, which are same housing as before the earthquake group, temporary housing group, and others group. Anthropometrical examinations (body weight (kg) and height (cm)) were performed (body weight: AD-6400, A&D Co., Ltd, Tokyo, Japan; BWB-200, TANITA Corporation, Tokyo, Japan; height: AD-6121A, A&D Co. Ltd, Tokyo, Japan; YG200D, YAGAMI INC, Nagoya, Japan). Body weight was measured with an accuracy of +/- 0.1 kg using a standard scale while dressed in very light closing without shoes. Body mass index (BMI; kg/m2) was calculated as body weight (kg) divided by height (m)2. Obesity was defined as 25kg/m2 or over.