Association between lifestyle habits and the prevalence of abdominal obesity after the Great East Japan Earthquake: The Fukushima Health Management Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The proportion of overweight individuals living in the evacuation zone of Fukushima increased after the Great East Japan Earthquake. However, the change in the prevalence of abdominal obesity has not been reported. Lifestyle habits and changes in these habits after the disaster might have affected the onset of abdominal obesity; however, the association between the two is unclear.

Methods

This study evaluated 19,673 Japanese participants of the Fukushima Health Management Survey. We used data from general health check-ups conducted in 13 municipalities between 2008 and 2010. Follow-up examinations were performed from June 2011 to March 2013. Changes in the proportion of individuals with abdominal obesity before and after the disaster were compared. Then, lifestyle

SUBMITTER: Uemura MY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9551296 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature