Table 1. Characteristics of the Study Sample by Year.

From: Physical Function Changes in Older Adults Living in Temporary Housing after the Great East Japan Earthquake

Characteristics Total 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Participants, n 4,680 1,592 1,907 524 533 1,635 738 1,194 1,189 1,273 1,285
Sex, n (%)
 Female 2,720 (58.1) 644 (40.5) 1,083 (56.8) 443 (84.5) 462 (86.7) 964 (60.0) 435 (58.9) 706 (59.1) 706 (59.4) 773 (60.7) 740 (57.6)
 Male 1,960 (41.9) 948 (59.6) 824 (43.2) 81 (15.5) 71 (13.3) 671 (41.0) 303 (41.1) 488 (40.9) 483 (40.6) 500 (39.3) 545 (42.4)
Age, mean (standard deviation) - 72.7 (6.2) 72.4 (6.4) 73.8 (7.1) 74.6 (6.3) 72.9 (6.1) 72.7 (6.0) 73.1 (6.0) 73.2 (5.9) 73.3 (6.1) 73.4 (6.1)
Temporary housing experience, n (%) 440 (9.4) 59 (3.7) 251 (13.2) 159 (30.3) 152 (28.5) 164 (10.0) 80 (10.8) 98 (8.2) 108 (9.1) 98 (7.7) 98 (7.6)
Number of missing Grip strength values, n (%) - 1 (0.06) 0 (0) 0 (0) 5 (0.9) 6 (0.4) 1 (0.1) 2 (0.2) 4 (0.3) 3 (0.2) 0 (0)
Number of missing “One leg standing time” values, n (%) - 23 (1.4) 9 (0.5) 21 (4.0) 23 (4.3) 15 (0.9) 10 (1.4) 15 (1.3) 15 (1.3) 11 (0.9) 16 (1.2)
Table 2. Estimated Means and 95% CIs for Outcomes by Age, Sex, and Evacuation Experience.

From: Physical Function Changes in Older Adults Living in Temporary Housing after the Great East Japan Earthquake

Temporary housing experience Sex (ref: female) Age
Estimated value 95% CI Estimated value 95% CI Estimated value 95% CI
Outcome: grip
Intercept 0.11 (−0.52, 0.74) −11.48 (−11.86, −11.11) −0.52 (−0.54, −0.50)
Slope −0.27 (−0.56, 0.03) −0.54 (−0.71, −0.37) 0.14 (0.13, 0.14)
Slope 2 0.02 (−0.01, 0.06) 0.06 (0.04, 0.06) −0.02 (−0.02, −0.02)
Outcome: one-leg standing time
Intercept −4.32 (−7.49, −1.16) 0.86 (−1.00, 2.73) −2.02 (−2.13, −1.91)
Slope −0.05 (−1.43, 1.33) −0.27 (−1.07, 0.54) 0.08 (0.06, 0.10)
Slope 2 0.03 (−0.12, 0.18) 0.03 (−0.06, 0.18) −0.01 (−0.01, −0.01)
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