Comparison of standardised mortality ratios for renal failure before and after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami: an analysis of national vital statistics.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The impact of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake on renal failure (RF) risk remains unclear. We examined the 1-year impact of this disaster on RF mortality.

Setting

This ecological study focused on the year before and after the earthquake. The data sources were national vital statistics (2010-2012), the national census (2010) and the Basic Resident Registration (2010-2012).

Participants

Our study included all residents in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima, 1 year before and after the earthquake.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

We calculated standardised mortality ratios (SMRs) for RF, chronic RF and acute RF. Postearthquake weekly SMRs were calculated using the number of RF deaths for the corresponding weeks in 2010 as a reference. The SMRs for RF

SUBMITTER: Tsukinoki R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6318511 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature