Table 3

Psychological, musculoskeletal and digestive symptoms in percentages of male and female affected residents and members of the comparison group attending their FP at least once per year, one year pre-disaster (year 0) and five years post-disaster (years 1 through 5).

Psychological symptoms
Male
Female



affected
comparison
affected
comparison
Pre-disaster
year 0
12,9
10,9
19,1
14,9
Post-disaster
year 1
40,8***
11,5
55,1***
18,4

year 2
24,6***
12,8
33,5***
16,9

year 3
24,0***
13,7
33,4**
20,4

year 4
19,0*
12,7
28,8
20,8

year 5
16,9
13,2
24,3
17,3

Musculoskeletal symptoms
Male
Female


affected
comparison
affected
comparison

Pre-disaster
year 0
23,0
19,8
29,1
23,9
Post-disaster
year 1
25,4
19,8
31,1
24,2

year 2
22,8
18,8
30,7
24,8

year 3
22,2
19,6
31,3
24,4

year 4
20,1
19,4
27,1
24,4

year 5
20,7
17,7
28,5
23,6

Digestive symptoms
Male
Female


affected
comparison
affected
comparison

Pre-disaster
year 0
12,2
10,1
14,9
14,1
Post-disaster
year 1
12,9
9,4
18,1
14,3

year 2
11,9
9,6
16,6
13,3

year 3
12,9
10,4
16,8
14,6

year 4
13,2
11,7
18,7
15,4

year 5
11,5
11,3
16,6
14,7

* P < .05, year compared with year 0

** P < .01, year compared with year 0

*** P < .001, year compared with year 0

Soeteman et al. BMC Family Practice 2008 9:48   doi:10.1186/1471-2296-9-48