東日本大震災における仮設住宅に暮らす被災者の身体状況

Abstract

Although it has been 7 years 6 months since the Great East Japan Earthquake, many victims still experience health problems related to the event. In this study, the health conditions of victims who lived in temporary housing for a long time and moved from temporary to restoration housing earlier were investigated and compared. Somatometry and a survey using the brief-type self-administered diet history questionnaire were performed among temporary housing residents in Rikuzentakata city and restoration housing residents in Kesennuma city in August 2015 and 2017. In 2015, no significant differences were found between the two groups. On the other hand, the body weight, body mass index, level of visceral fat, and fat intake (E%) were relatively higher in temporary housing group than in the restoration housing group, as shown by the results obtained in 2017. Stress, lack of exercise, and unbalanced intake induced by long-term residency in temporary housing might be factors that contributed to the weight gain and visceral fat accumulation among the residents.