Relationship of living conditions with dietary patterns among survivors of the great East Japan earthquake.

ABSTRACT:

Background

During the year after the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011, the health conditions and lifestyles of survivors were extensively surveyed. We examined the relationship between living conditions and dietary pattern among survivors.

Methods

A total of 10 466 survivors aged 18 years or older (25% of the population of that age in the area) participated in a survey of Iwate Prefecture. The average frequency of daily consumption of 8 food groups was determined by questionnaire. After excluding staple foods, which were consumed 3 times a day by 85% of participants, factor analysis was performed on 7 food groups among 9789 people (3795 men, 5994 women).

Results

Factor analysis identified 2 dietary patterns-prudent and meat. The prudent dietary pattern is

SUBMITTER: Nishi N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3775532 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature