Weight Gain in Survivors Living in Temporary Housing in the Tsunami-Stricken Area during the Recovery Phase following the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami.

Shuko TakahashiYuki YonekuraRyohei SasakiYukari YokoyamaKozo TannoKiyomi SakataAkira OgawaSeichiro KobayashiTaro Yamamoto

Published in: PloS one (2016)

Analysis after adjustment for life style, psychosocial factors and cardiovascular risk factors found that people living in temporary housing in the tsunami- stricken area had a significant increase in body weight.

Keyphrases

weight gain
cardiovascular risk factors
body weight
body mass index
birth weight
mental illness
cardiovascular disease
metabolic syndrome
mental health
young adults
weight loss
type diabetes
gestational age
preterm birth