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- Table 1.
Characteristics of Victims and Controls Registered on Their Family Practitioner's List Between May 1999 and May 2001
Victim Groups Victims (n = 9183) Controls (n = 7066) Mean age (years) 38.5 37.9 Men 52.8 52.0 Children <15 years of age 13.7 14.4 Low/medium SES* 70.4 67.1 Psychological problems before disaster 9.5 9.2 Relocated 8.8 — No contact with family practitioner 5.8 6.4 All data presented as percentage, except mean age. SES, socioeconomic status.
* P < .001 (between victims and controls).
- Table 2.
Health Problems of Victims and Controls 1 Year Before and 1 Year After the Disaster* in International Classification of Primary Care Clusters
ICPC Cluster† Victims Controls Before Disaster After Disaster Before Disaster After Disaster Musculoskeletal 418 450‡ 404 401 Psychological 131 422§ 129 133 Respiratory 399‖ 388 363 348 Others¶ 359** 358 335 335 Skin 303†† 321 321 314 Digestive 180 198 170 177 General 167‖ 197 143 154 Circulatory 151 158 150 154 Neurological 112** 116 94 89 Ear 106 113 104 102 Social 50** 106§ 41 47 Endocrine 81 85 77 81 Urinary 67 74 60 67 ICPC, International Classification of Primary Care.
* 13 May 1999 through 12 May 2001.
† Data provided as prevalence rates per 1000 person-years.
¶ “Others” includes “blood, blood forming,” “eye,” “pregnancy, childbearing, family planning,” “female genital,” and “male genital.”
†† Differences between victims and controls with regard to rates before the disaster: P < .05;
** Differences between victims and controls with regard to rates before the disaster: P < .01;
‖ Differences between victims and controls with regard to rates before the disaster: P < .001.
‡ Differences between victims and controls with regard to changes between rates before the disaster and rates after the disaster: P < .05,
§ Differences between victims and controls with regard to changes between rates before the disaster and rates after the disaster: P < .001.
- Table 3.
Prevalence Rates and Odds Ratios Ranked in Order of Specific Health Problems 1 Year Before and 1 Year After the Disaster in Victims and Controls 1 Year After the Disaster*
Health Problem Victims (n) Controls (n) Odds Ratio† 95% Confidence Interval Before Disaster After Disaster Before Disaster After Disaster Acute stress 9 273 11 19 15.96 10.95–23.27 Problems with housing/ neighborhood 2 26 1 1 13.16 4.23–40.96 Loss/death of parent/family 4 12 4 3 4.26 2.04–8.93 Herpes zoster 4 6 5 3 2.65 1.31–5.36 Abrasion/scratch/ blister 5 7 5 4 2.36 1.21–4.63 Hyperventilation 7 13 8 7 2.26 1.35–3.76 Disturbance of sleep/insomnia 28 55 33 30 2.21 1.72–2.84 Feeling anxious/nervous/tense 23 43 24 20 2.20 1.64–2.95 Palpitations 9 12 9 5 2.20 1.32–3.69 Anxiety disorder 9 16 7 6 2.19 1.31–3.67 Other infection of the eye/uveitis 5 8 4 3 2.10 1.02–4.34 Depressive disorder 21 28 19 18 1.44 1.05–1.99 Laceration/cut 18 23 18 17 1.43 1.02–2.01 Neck symptoms 34 45 33 35 1.29 1.01–1.65 * 13 May 2000 through 12 May 2001.
† Odds ratio shows the risk of victims’ health problems after the disaster as related to the controls and risk before the disaster.
- Table 4.
Odds Ratios and 95% Confidence Intervals Calculated from Multilevel Logistic Regression Models Analyzing the Probability of Visiting the Family Practitioner for Psychological and Musculoskeletal Problems in the Year After the Disaster
Psychological Musculoskeletal OR 95% CI OR 95% CI Constant 0.08 0.50 Relocated victims (ref controls) 10.65 8.15–13.94 0.98 0.76–1.26 Nonrelocated victims (ref controls) 4.24 3.58–5.03 1.20 1.06–1.35 Women in interaction with: Controls 1.26 1.07–1.49 1.15 1.03–1.28 Relocated victims 1.56 1.17–2.08 1.05 0.78–1.42 Nonrelocated victims 1.53 1.37–1.69 1.15 1.04–1.26 Low/medium SES in interaction with: Controls 1.48 1.22–1.80 1.54 1.36–1.74 Relocated victims 1.04 0.70–1.80 1.06 0.70–1.60 Nonrelocated victims 1.43 1.27–1.61 1.36 1.22–1.51 Age in interaction with: Controls 1.14 1.09–1.18 1.15 1.12–1.18 Relocated victims 1.17 1.08–1.25 1.17 1.08–1.26 Nonrelocated victims 1.08* 1.05–1.10 1.15 1.12–1.18 Psychological problems before the disaster in interaction with: Controls 8.11 6.80–9.67 1.27 1.09–1.49 Relocated victims 2.31* 1.42–3.76 1.91 1.23–2.97 Nonrelocated victims 3.59* 3.10–4.15 1.44 1.25–1.65 OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.
* Odd ratios of victims and controls that differ statistically significantly.
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