Onset and remission of common mental disorders among adults living in temporary housing for three years after the triple disaster in Northeast Japan: comparisons with the general population

Table 3 Factors associated with post-disaster mental disorders in the shelter group during 3 years after the Great East Japan Earthquake 2011^a

Variables	OR^b	95%CI (low to high)		p
Sex (female)	0.69	0.38	1.27	0.235
Age, years
20–39	1.00
40–64	1.56	0.57	4.31	0.388
65+	1.38	0.46	4.17	0.570
Education (high school or higher)	1.12	0.61	2.04	0.721
Marital status
Married	1.00
Divorced/separated	3.00	1.35	6.68	0.007
Widowed	0.90	0.45	1.82	0.778
Never married	1.90	0.75	4.82	0.174
Current ADL (limited)	0.55	0.12	2.39	0.423
Personal injury (yes)	6.10	2.97	12.55	< 0.001
Bereavement during the disaster
None	1.00
Family/relative	0.94	0.45	1.95	0.867
Friend/acquaintance	1.87	0.80	4.37	0.150
Both	2.73	1.13	6.60	0.026
Home damage (yes)	2.12	0.90	5.00	0.085
Radiation risk perception (high)	1.46	0.80	2.68	0.217
Study area (prefecture)
Iwate	1.00
Miyagi	0.80	0.31	2.04	0.638
Fukushima	1.75	0.72	4.26	0.216

^a Discrete proportional hazard model was used. Among 1010 respondents, 61 developed any of six post disaster mental disorders (major depressive episode, manic episode, generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, PTSD, and alcohol use disorder)
^bOR odds ratio

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