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†VictimsControls
Before DisasterAfter DisasterBefore DisasterAfter Disaster
Musculoskeletal418450‡404401
Psychological131422§129133
Respiratory    399‖388363348
Others359**358335335
Skin303††321321314
Digestive180198170177
General167‖197143154
Circulatory151158150154
Neurological112**1169489
Ear106113104102
Social50**106§4147
Endocrine81857781
Urinary67746067

  • 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.