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Map of north coastal area of Fukushima prefecture with level of soil contamination in April 2011.. Patients' locations, except for three patients from Miyagi, SCH and Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant are plotted on the map of Fukushima. Soma is a city located in the coastal area of Fukushima Prefecture affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake, tsunami, and the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster. Soma has a population of 36,000, of which about 26.9% are aged >=65 years. The tsunami was recorded to have exceeded 9 m and spread 4 km inland into the city. Moreover, Soma is located about 40 km north of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The mountainous region of the city was contaminated with radiation due to the Fukushima Nuclear power plant incident. Four-hundred sixty-two people were killed, and more than 2,000 people were evacuated to temporary housing due to the series of disasters. Copyright   2015 Esri, HERE, DeLorme, USGS, Intermap, iPC, NRCAN, Esri Japan, METI, Esri China (Hong Kong), Esri (Thailand), MapmyIndia, TomTom,   OpenStreetMap contributors, and the GIS User Community. All rights reserved.
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As shown in Table 2, Table 3, and Fig 2, HbA1c levels did not differ statistically despite the observed changes in medication usage.
Changes in HbA1c levels from the pre- to post-disaster period.. Patients were categorized by age: (A) all patients, (B) >=65-years, and (C) <65 years.
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As shown in Table 2, Table 3, and Fig 2, HbA1c levels did not differ statistically despite the observed changes in medication usage.