Relationship between evacuation after the Great East Japan Earthquake and new-onset hyperuricemia: A 7-year prospective longitudinal study of the Fukushima Health Management Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

On March 11, 2011, the Great East Japan Earthquake occurred in Japan, with a nuclear accident subsequently occurring at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. The disaster forced many evacuees to change particular aspects of their lifestyles. However, the effect of evacuation on the new-onset of hyperuricemia have not been sufficiently elucidated. This study assessed the association between evacuation and new-onset hyperuricemia after the earthquake based on the Fukushima Health Management Survey from a lifestyle and socio-psychological perspective.

Materials and methods

This is a 7-year prospective longitudinal study included 18,140 residents (6,961 men and 11,179 women) with non-hyperuricemia who underwent both the Comprehensive Health Check and the Mental

SUBMITTER: Honda K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10602330 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature