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Association between Social Isolation and Total Mortality after the Great East Japan Earthquake in Iwate Prefecture: Findings from the TMM CommCohort Study

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  • Yuka Kotozaki

    (Iwate Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Iwate Medical University, Morioka 028-3694, Iwate, Japan)

  • Kozo Tanno

    (Iwate Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Iwate Medical University, Morioka 028-3694, Iwate, Japan
    Department of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Iwate Medical University, Morioka 028-3694, Iwate, Japan)

  • Kiyomi Sakata

    (Iwate Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Iwate Medical University, Morioka 028-3694, Iwate, Japan
    Department of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Iwate Medical University, Morioka 028-3694, Iwate, Japan)

  • Kotaro Otsuka

    (Iwate Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Iwate Medical University, Morioka 028-3694, Iwate, Japan
    Department of Neuropsychiatry, School of Medicine, Iwate Medical University, Morioka 028-3694, Iwate, Japan)

  • Ryohei Sasaki

    (Division of Physical Education, Department of Human Sciences, Center for Liberal Arts and Sciences, Iwate Medical University, Morioka 028-3694, Iwate, Japan)

  • Nobuyuki Takanashi

    (Iwate Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Iwate Medical University, Morioka 028-3694, Iwate, Japan
    Department of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Iwate Medical University, Morioka 028-3694, Iwate, Japan)

  • Mamoru Satoh

    (Iwate Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Iwate Medical University, Morioka 028-3694, Iwate, Japan
    Division of Biomedical Information Analysis, Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Iwate Medical University, Morioka 028-3694, Iwate, Japan)

  • Atsushi Shimizu

    (Iwate Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Iwate Medical University, Morioka 028-3694, Iwate, Japan
    Division of Biomedical Information Analysis, Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Iwate Medical University, Morioka 028-3694, Iwate, Japan)

  • Makoto Sasaki

    (Iwate Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Iwate Medical University, Morioka 028-3694, Iwate, Japan
    Division of Ultrahigh Field MRI, Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Iwate Medical University, Morioka 028-3694, Iwate, Japan)

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate whether social isolation is associated with mortality, together with the effect of the Great East Japan Earthquake on mortality, due to the social isolation of community residents living in the affected areas, using data from the Tohoku Medical Megabank Project Community-Based Cohort Study. A total of 22,933 participants (8059 men and 14,874 women), who were free from cancer and cardiovascular disease, were followed up with death as an endpoint for five years. Social isolation was assessed using the Lubben Social Network Scale (cut-off, 11/12). Using Cox proportional hazards models, hazard ratios (HRs) of total mortality and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) associated with social isolation (no isolation as the reference) were estimated. The latter was significantly associated with an increased risk of total mortality (1.38 (1.04–1.83) in men and 1.49 (1.02–2.19) in women). Moreover, among those with social isolation, the risk of mortality was significantly higher, especially for women with house damage and men who had experienced a death in the family. The disaster may have raised the risk of mortality due to social isolation.

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  • Yuka Kotozaki & Kozo Tanno & Kiyomi Sakata & Kotaro Otsuka & Ryohei Sasaki & Nobuyuki Takanashi & Mamoru Satoh & Atsushi Shimizu & Makoto Sasaki, 2022. "Association between Social Isolation and Total Mortality after the Great East Japan Earthquake in Iwate Prefecture: Findings from the TMM CommCohort Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(7), pages 1-11, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:7:p:4343-:d:787039
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