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Association between Laughter and Lifestyle Diseases after the Great East Japan Earthquake: The Fukushima Health Management Survey

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  • Eri Eguchi

    (Department of Epidemiology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan)

  • Tetsuya Ohira

    (Department of Epidemiology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan
    Radiation Medical Science Center for the Fukushima Health Management Survey, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan)

  • Hironori Nakano

    (Department of Epidemiology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan
    Radiation Medical Science Center for the Fukushima Health Management Survey, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan)

  • Fumikazu Hayashi

    (Department of Epidemiology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan
    Radiation Medical Science Center for the Fukushima Health Management Survey, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan)

  • Kanako Okazaki

    (Radiation Medical Science Center for the Fukushima Health Management Survey, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan
    Department of Physical Therapy, Fukushima Medical University School of Health Sciences, Fukushima 960-8516, Japan)

  • Mayumi Harigane

    (Radiation Medical Science Center for the Fukushima Health Management Survey, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan
    Department of Public Health, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan)

  • Narumi Funakubo

    (Department of Epidemiology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan)

  • Atsushi Takahashi

    (Radiation Medical Science Center for the Fukushima Health Management Survey, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan
    Department of Gastroenterology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan)

  • Kanae Takase

    (Radiation Medical Science Center for the Fukushima Health Management Survey, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan
    Department of Community Health and Public Health Nursing, Fukushima Medical University School of Nursing, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan)

  • Masaharu Maeda

    (Radiation Medical Science Center for the Fukushima Health Management Survey, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan
    Department of Disaster Psychiatry, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan)

  • Seiji Yasumura

    (Radiation Medical Science Center for the Fukushima Health Management Survey, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan
    Department of Public Health, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan)

  • Hirooki Yabe

    (Radiation Medical Science Center for the Fukushima Health Management Survey, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan
    Department of Neuropsychiatry, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan)

  • Kenji Kamiya

    (Radiation Medical Science Center for the Fukushima Health Management Survey, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan
    Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima 734-8553, Japan)

  • on behalf of the Fukushima Health Management Survey Group

    (Information is provided in the Acknowledgments.)

Abstract

We investigated the association between the frequency of laughter and lifestyle diseases after the Great East Japan Earthquake. We included 41,432 participants aged 30–89 years in the Fukushima Health Management Survey in fiscal year 2012 and 2013. Gender-specific, age-adjusted and multivariable odds ratios of lifestyle diseases were calculated using logistic regressions stratified by evacuation status. Those who laugh every day had significantly lower multivariable odds ratios for hypertension (HT), diabetes mellitus (DM) and heart disease (HD) for men, and HT and dyslipidemia (DL) for women compared to those who do not, especially in male evacuees. The multivariable odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) of HT, DM and HD (non-evacuees vs. evacuees) for men were 1.00 (0.89–1.11) vs. 0.85 (0.74–0.96), 0.90 (0.77–1.05) vs. 0.77 (0.64–0.91) and 0.92 (0.76–1.11) vs. 0.79 (0.63–0.99), and HT and DL for women were 0.90 (0.81–1.00) vs. 0.88 (0.78–0.99) and 0.80 (0.70–0.92) vs. 0.72 (0.62–0.83), respectively. The daily frequency of laughter was associated with a lower prevalence of lifestyle disease, especially in evacuees.

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  • Eri Eguchi & Tetsuya Ohira & Hironori Nakano & Fumikazu Hayashi & Kanako Okazaki & Mayumi Harigane & Narumi Funakubo & Atsushi Takahashi & Kanae Takase & Masaharu Maeda & Seiji Yasumura & Hirooki Yabe, 2021. "Association between Laughter and Lifestyle Diseases after the Great East Japan Earthquake: The Fukushima Health Management Survey," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(23), pages 1-12, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:23:p:12699-:d:693319
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