Table 5

OR of ‘moving house’ and ‘living in an evacuation centre’ with tsunami experience as the disaster experience

OR (95% CI)p Value
Disease prevalence
Model 1
 Tsunami2.56 (1.81 to 3.61)<0.0001
 Sex (female)0.74 (0.70 to 0.78)<0.0001
 Moving house0.97 (0.61 to 1.54)0.9
Model 2
 Tsunami2.43 (1.70 to 3.48)<0.0001
 Sex (female)0.74 (0.70 to 0.78)<0.0001
 Living in an evacuation centre1.12 (0.73 to 1.70)0.6
Atopic dermatitis
Model 1
 Tsunami2.14 (1.19 to 3.86)0.01
 Sex (female)0.82 (0.75 to 0.90)<0.0001
 Moving house0.92 (0.40 to 2.09)0.8
Model 2
 Tsunami1.60 (0.85 to 3.02)0.1
 Sex (female)0.82 (0.75 to 0.90)<0.0001
 Living in an evacuation centre1.82 (0.96 to 3.43)0.1
Asthma
Model 1
 Tsunami2.03 (1.12 to 3.69)0.02
 Sex (female)0.59 (0.54 to 0.65)<0.0001
 Moving house1.28 (0.61 to 2.68)0.5
Model 2
 Tsunami2.08 (1.12 to 3.87)0.02
 Sex (female)0.59 (0.54 to 0.65)<0.0001
 Living in an evacuation centre1.14 (0.55 to 2.37)0.7
Other diseases
Model 1
 Tsunami2.79 (1.82 to 4.28)<0.0001
 Sex (female)0.76 (0.71 to 0.82)<0.0001
 Moving house0.88 (0.47 to 1.65)0.7
Model 2
 Tsunami2.75 (1.76 to 4.31)<0.0001
 Sex (female)0.76 (0.71 to 0.82)<0.0001
 Living in an evacuation centre0.95 (0.53 to 1.68)0.8

  • Model 1: adjusted for experiencing the tsunami, sex and moving house.

  • Model 2: adjusted for experiencing the tsunami, sex and living in an evacuation centre.