Figure and Table | Disease and Injury Trends following Heavy Rains in Western Japan in 2018

Table 1. Demographic Characteristics of Patients Who Visited a Clinic Located at the Town of Mabi Memorial Hospital, Japan (Affected Area of the Western Japan’s Heavy Rain) from July 18 to August 15, 2018 (n = 1,301).

From: Disease and Injury Trends following Heavy Rains in Western Japan in 2018

		n	%
Sex
	Men	592	45.5
	Women	709	54.5
Age (years)
	<5	11	0.9
	5-19	50	3.9
	20-39	69	5.3
	40-59	178	13.7
	60-79	716	55.0
	≥80	277	21.3
Prescription drug use		1,224	94.1
Intravenous fluid administration		5	0.4
Referral to hospitals		26	2.0

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Table 2. Distribution of Diseases and Injuries among Patients, in Total and Separated by Age Category (n = 1,301).

From: Disease and Injury Trends following Heavy Rains in Western Japan in 2018

	Total		<20 years		20-59 years		≥60 years
	(n = 1301)		(n = 61)		(n = 247)		(n = 993)
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
Intestinal infectious diseases	13	1.0	3	4.9	6	2.4	4	0.4
Viral infections characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesions	6	0.5	1	1.6	1	0.4	4	0.4
Mycoses	1	0.1	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	0.1
Other infectious diseases	3	0.2	0	0.0	3	1.2	0	0.0
Neoplasms
Malignant neoplasms	4	0.3	0	0.0	1	0.4	3	0.3
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs
Anemia	4	0.3	0	0.0	2	0.8	2	0.2
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases
Disorders of thyroid gland	18	1.4	0	0.0	2	0.8	16	1.6
Diabetes mellitus	101	7.8	0	0.0	14	5.7	87	8.8
Disorders of lipoprotein metabolism and other lipidemias	53	4.1	0	0.0	8	3.2	45	4.5
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases	12	0.9	0	0.0	3	1.2	9	0.9
Mental and behavioral disorders
Mood affective disorders	3	0.2	0	0.0	3	1.2	0	0.9
Neurotic, stress-related, and somatoform disorders	8	0.6	0	0.0	1	0.4	7	0.7
Other mental and behavioral disorders	6	0.5	0	0.0	0	0.0	6	0.6
Diseases of the nervous system, including insomnia	34	2.6	0	0.0	10	4.1	24	2.4
Diseases of the eye and adnexa
Cataract	4	0.3	0	0.0	0	0.0	4	0.4
Other diseases of the eye and adnexa	62	4.8	6	9.8	11	4.5	45	4.5
Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
Diseases of middle ear and mastoid	2	0.2	2	3.3	0	0.0	0	0.0
Diseases of inner ear	3	0.2	0	0.0	0	0.0	3	0.3
Diseases of the circulatory system
Hypertensive diseases	390	30.0	0	0.0	41	16.6	349	35.2
Ischemic heart diseases	21	1.6	0	0.0	1	0.4	20	2.0
Other heart diseases	15	1.2	0	0.0	4	1.6	11	1.1
Cerebral infarction	12	0.9	0	0.0	1	0.4	11	1.1
Other cerebrovascular diseases	1	0.1	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	0.1
Other diseases of the circulatory system	5	0.4	0	0.0	1	0.4	4	0.4
Diseases of the respiratory system
Acute upper respiratory infections	70	5.4	14	23.0	27	10.9	29	2.9
Pneumonia	3	0.2	2	3.3	1	0.4	0	0.0
Bronchitis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	15	1.2	2	3.3	1	0.4	12	1.2
Asthma	17	1.3	4	6.6	7	2.8	6	0.6
Other diseases of the respiratory system	14	1.1	2	3.3	7	2.8	5	0.5
Disease of the digestive system
Other disorders of teeth and supporting structures	25	1.9	3	4.9	3	1.2	19	1.9
Gastric and duodenal ulcer	6	0.5	0	0.0	1	0.4	5	0.5
Gastritis and duodenitis	18	1.4	0	0.0	3	1.2	15	1.5
Disease of liver	1	0.1	0	0.0	1	0.4	0	0.0
Other diseases of the digestive system, including constipation	35	3.7	1	1.6	6	2.4	28	2.8
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue	70	5.4	11	18.0	13	5.3	46	4.6
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue, including stiff shoulder and low back pain
Inflammatory polyarthropathies	11	0.9	0	0.0	4	1.6	7	0.7
Spondylopathies	45	3.5	0	0.0	7	2.8	38	3.8
Disorders of bone density and structure	12	0.9	0	0.0	0	0.0	12	1.2
Other disorders of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue	32	2.5	1	1.6	5	2.0	26	2.6
Diseases of the genitourinary system
Other disorders of the genitourinary system	17	1.3	0	0.0	1	0.4	16	1.6
Symptoms, signs, and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified	25	1.9	4	6.6	6	2.4	15	1.5
Injury, poisoning, and certain other consequences of external causes	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
Fracture	1	0.1	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	0.1
Other factors influencing health status and contract with health services	103	7.9	5	8.2	41	16.6	57	5.7

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Table 3. Number of Visits and Days of Visits after Reopening the Clinic on July 18, as Separated by Age Category (n = 1301).

From: Disease and Injury Trends following Heavy Rains in Western Japan in 2018

	Total		<5		5-19		20-39		40-59		60-79		≥80
	(n = 1,301)		(n = 11)		(n = 50)		(n = 69)		(n = 178)		(n = 716)		(n = 277)
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Number of visits
One	1115	85.7	11	100.0	45	94.2	65	94.2	154	86.5	617	86.2	223	80.5
Two	149	11.5	0	0.0	5	4.4	3	4.4	19	10.7	85	11.9	37	13.4
Three	25	1.9	0	0.0	0	1.5	1	1.5	4	2.3	11	1.5	9	3.3
Four	8	0.6	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	0.6	3	0.4	4	1.4
≥Five	4	0.3	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	4	1.4
Days of visits after the reopen the clinic
Day 1-7	330	25.4	3	27.3	13	26.0	13	26.0	42	23.6	193	27.0	66	23.8
Day 8-14	360	27.7	2	18.2	17	34.0	22	34.0	47	26.4	199	27.8	73	26.4
Day 15-21	373	28.7	2	18.2	14	28.0	17	28.0	58	32.6	188	26.3	94	33.9
Day 22-28	237	18.2	4	36.4	6	12.0	17	12.0	31	17.4	135	18.9	44	15.9
Unknown	1	0.1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	0.1	0	0.0

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