TY - JOUR
T1 - Impact of the great east Japan earthquake on the body mass index of preschool children
T2 - A nationwide nursery school survey
AU - Yokomichi, Hiroshi
AU - Zheng, Wei
AU - Matsubara, Hiroko
AU - Ishikuro, Mami
AU - Kikuya, Masahiro
AU - Isojima, Tsuyoshi
AU - Yokoya, Susumu
AU - Tanaka, Toshiaki
AU - Kato, Noriko
AU - Chida, Shoichi
AU - Ono, Atsushi
AU - Hosoya, Mitsuaki
AU - Tanaka, Soichiro
AU - Kuriyama, Shinichi
AU - Kure, Shigeo
AU - Yamagata, Zentaro
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Objective: To evaluate the impact of the 2011 great east Japan earthquake on body mass index (BMI) of preschool children. Design: Retrospective cohort study and ecological study. Setting: Affected prefectures (Fukushima, Miyagi and Iwate) and unaffected prefectures in northeast Japan. Participants: The cohort study assessed 2033 and 1707 boys and 1909 and 1658 girls in 3 affected prefectures and unaffected prefectures, respectively, all aged 3-4 years at the time of the earthquake. The ecological study examined random samples of schoolchildren from the affected prefectures. Primary and secondary outcome measures: The cohort study compared postdisaster changes in BMIs and the prevalence of overweight and obese children. The ecological study evaluated postdisaster changes in the prevalence of overweight children. Results: 1 month after the earthquake, significantly increased BMIs were observed among girls (+0.087 kg m2 vs unaffected prefectures) in Fukushima and amon boys and girls (+0.165 and +0.124 kg/m2, respectively vs unaffected prefectures) in Iwate. 19 months after th earthquake, significantly increased BMIs were detected among boys and girls (+0.137 and +0.200 kg/m2, respectively vs unaffected prefectures) in Fukushima, whereas significantly decreased BMIs were observed among boys and girls (-0.218 and -0.082 kg/m2, respectively vs unaffected prefectures) in Miyagi. 1 month after the earthquake, Fukushima, Miyagi and Iwate had a slightly increased prevalence of overweight boys, whereas Fukushima had a slightly decreased prevalence of overweight girls, compared with the unaffected prefectures. The ecological study detected increases in the prevalence of overweight boys and girls in Fukushima who were 6-11 and 6-10 years of age, respectively. Conclusions: These results suggest that in the affected prefectures, preschool children gained weight immediately after the earthquake. The longterm impact of the earthquake on early childhood growth was more variable among the affected prefectures, possibly as a result of different speeds of recovery.
AB - Objective: To evaluate the impact of the 2011 great east Japan earthquake on body mass index (BMI) of preschool children. Design: Retrospective cohort study and ecological study. Setting: Affected prefectures (Fukushima, Miyagi and Iwate) and unaffected prefectures in northeast Japan. Participants: The cohort study assessed 2033 and 1707 boys and 1909 and 1658 girls in 3 affected prefectures and unaffected prefectures, respectively, all aged 3-4 years at the time of the earthquake. The ecological study examined random samples of schoolchildren from the affected prefectures. Primary and secondary outcome measures: The cohort study compared postdisaster changes in BMIs and the prevalence of overweight and obese children. The ecological study evaluated postdisaster changes in the prevalence of overweight children. Results: 1 month after the earthquake, significantly increased BMIs were observed among girls (+0.087 kg m2 vs unaffected prefectures) in Fukushima and amon boys and girls (+0.165 and +0.124 kg/m2, respectively vs unaffected prefectures) in Iwate. 19 months after th earthquake, significantly increased BMIs were detected among boys and girls (+0.137 and +0.200 kg/m2, respectively vs unaffected prefectures) in Fukushima, whereas significantly decreased BMIs were observed among boys and girls (-0.218 and -0.082 kg/m2, respectively vs unaffected prefectures) in Miyagi. 1 month after the earthquake, Fukushima, Miyagi and Iwate had a slightly increased prevalence of overweight boys, whereas Fukushima had a slightly decreased prevalence of overweight girls, compared with the unaffected prefectures. The ecological study detected increases in the prevalence of overweight boys and girls in Fukushima who were 6-11 and 6-10 years of age, respectively. Conclusions: These results suggest that in the affected prefectures, preschool children gained weight immediately after the earthquake. The longterm impact of the earthquake on early childhood growth was more variable among the affected prefectures, possibly as a result of different speeds of recovery.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84969591030
U2 - 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010978
DO - 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010978
M3 - 総説
C2 - 27056593
AN - SCOPUS:84969591030
SN - 2044-6055
VL - 6
JO - BMJ Open
JF - BMJ Open
IS - 4
M1 - 010978
ER -