Table 3. Numbers of study participants according to type of alcoholic beverage usually consumed.
| Type of alcoholic beverage | Total | ||||
| Japanese Sake | Beer | Shochu | Others | ||
| Age (years) | |||||
| 35-39 | 12 (23) | 56 (23) | 9 (11) | 2 (20) | 79 (20) |
| 40-49 | 20 (38) | 122 (49) | 37 (44) | 7 (70) | 186 (47) |
| 50-59 | 18 (34) | 65 (26) | 30 (36) | 1 (10) | 114 (29) |
| 60+ | 3 (6) | 5 (2) | 8 (10) | 0 | 16 (4) |
| Alcohol intake (daily ethanol consumption: g) | |||||
| <25 | 11 (21) | 35 (14) | 15 (18) | 4 (40) | 65 (17) |
| 25-49 | 25 (47) | 97 (39) | 35 (42) | 5 (50) | 162 (41) |
| 50+ | 17 (32) | 116 (47) | 34 (41) | 1 (10) | 168 (43) |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | |||||
| <20.0 | 2 (4) | 36 (15) | 2 (2) | 0 | 40 (10) |
| 20.0-21.9 | 4 (8) | 48 (19) | 13 (16) | 2 (20) | 67 (17) |
| 22.0-23.9 | 16 (30) | 71 (29) | 22 (26) | 2 (20) | 111 (28) |
| 24.0-25.9 | 12 (23) | 49 (20) | 23 (28) | 4 (40) | 88 (22) |
| 26.0+ | 19 (36) | 44 (18) | 24 (29) | 2 (20) | 89 (23) |
| Snack between meals | |||||
| rare | 3 (6) | 8 (3) | 4 (5) | 1 (10) | 16 (4) |
| sometimes | 18 (34) | 44 (18) | 23 (27) | 4 (40) | 89 (23) |
| daily | 32 (60) | 196 (79) | 57 (68) | 5 (50) | 290 (73) |
| Total | 53 (100) | 248 (100) | 84 (100) | 10 (100) | 385 (100) |
Percentages in parentheses