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American Journal of Epidemiology Vol. 144, No. 2: 188-191
Copyright © 1996 by The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health

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Mortality of Kauai Residents in the 12-Month Period following Hurricane Iniki

Lisa A. Hendrickson1, and Richard L. Vogt2

1Iniki Response Project, Communicable Disease Division, Hawaii Department of Health, Honolulu, HI
2Communicable Disease Division, Hawaii Department of Health, Honolulu, and School of Public Health, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI

Reprint requests to Dr. Lisa A. Hendrickson, Communicable Disease Division, Hawaii Department of Health, 1250 Punchbowl, Room 117, Honolulu, HI 96813.

On September 11, 1992, Hurricane Iniki struck Kauai leaving all residents without electricity and telephone services and damaging 70% of the homes. This study examined the hypothesis that Hurricane Iniki increased the mortality of Kauai residents by comparing mortality data for the 5 years preceding Hurricane Iniki with mortality data for the 12 months immediately following. Although the overall mortality rate was increased in the post-lniki period, the only significant increase was in the rate of diabetes mellitus-related deaths (relative risk = 2.61, 95% confidence interval 1.44–4.74). Hurricane Iniki did not appear to significantly increase the risk of dying of Kauai residents in the 12 months immediately following the disaster. Am J Epidemiol 1996; 144: 188–91.

diabetes mellitus; disasters; mortality; natural disasters; wounds and injuries


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