Atsushi Takahashi1,2, Tetsuya Ohira2,3, Kanako Okazaki2,3, Seiji Yasumura2,4, Akira Sakai2,5, Masaharu Maeda2,6, Hirooki Yabe2,7, Mitsuaki Hosoya2,8, Akira Ohtsuru2,9, Yukihiko Kawasaki2, Michio Shimabukuro2,10, Junichiro Kazama2,11, Shigeatsu Hashimoto2, Kazuyuki Watanabe2,12, Hironori Nakano2,3, Fumikazu Hayashi2,3, Hitoshi Ohto2, Kenji Kamiya2, Hiromasa Ohira1. 1. Department of Gastroenterology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine. 2. Radiation Medical Science Center for the Fukushima Health Management Survey. 3. Department of Epidemiology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine. 4. Department of Public Health, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine. 5. Department of Radiation Life Sciences, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine. 6. Department of Disaster Psychiatry, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine. 7. Department of Neuropsychiatry, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine. 8. Department of Pediatrics, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine. 9. Department of Radiation Health Management, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine. 10. Department of Diabetology and Endocrinology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine. 11. Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine. 12. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine.
Abstract
AIM: The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident dramatically changed the lifestyle of residents who lived near the plant. We evaluated the association of metabolic syndrome (MetS) with specific lifestyle- and disaster-related factors in residents following the accident. METHODS: This cross-sectional study included 20,920 residents who underwent both the Comprehensive Health Check and the Mental Health and Lifestyle Survey from June 2011 to March 2012. Associations between MetS and lifestyle- and disaster-related factors, including psychological distress (post-traumatic stress disorder [PTSD]), were estimated using logistic regression analysis, adjusted for demographic and lifestyle factors, in 2019. RESULTS: MetS was present in 30.4% of men and 11.5% of women. There were significant differences in smoking, drinking status, and PTSD prevalence between subjects with and without MetS. Multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that age, quitting smoking, and low physical activity were significantly associated with MetS. Moreover, PTSD and light to moderate drinking were also significantly associated with MetS in women. CONCLUSIONS: Lifestyle- and disaster-related factors, including PTSD, were associated with MetS among subjects who lived near the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident.
AIM: The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident dramatically changed the lifestyle of residents who lived near the plant. We evaluated the association of metabolic syndrome (MetS) with specific lifestyle- and disaster-related factors in residents following the accident. METHODS: This cross-sectional study included 20,920 residents who underwent both the Comprehensive Health Check and the Mental Health and Lifestyle Survey from June 2011 to March 2012. Associations between MetS and lifestyle- and disaster-related factors, including psychological distress (post-traumatic stress disorder [PTSD]), were estimated using logistic regression analysis, adjusted for demographic and lifestyle factors, in 2019. RESULTS:MetS was present in 30.4% of men and 11.5% of women. There were significant differences in smoking, drinking status, and PTSD prevalence between subjects with and without MetS. Multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that age, quitting smoking, and low physical activity were significantly associated with MetS. Moreover, PTSD and light to moderate drinking were also significantly associated with MetS in women. CONCLUSIONS: Lifestyle- and disaster-related factors, including PTSD, were associated with MetS among subjects who lived near the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident.
Authors: D Vancampfort; C U Correll; M Wampers; P Sienaert; A J Mitchell; A De Herdt; M Probst; T W Scheewe; M De Hert Journal: Psychol Med Date: 2013-11-21 Impact factor: 7.723
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