Table 4.
Value and the position among 47 prefectures of related parameters for life expectancy.
| Aomori Prefecture | Nagano Prefecture | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| Prevalence of smoking rate (%, 2003) | 47.7 (47th*) | 5.4 (33rd) | 29.4 (11th) | 3.1 (20th) |
| Prevalence of alcohol consumption (%, over 3 go**, /day, 2001) | 14.1 (47th) | 2.8 (40th) | 9.5 (5th) | 1.8 (15th) |
| Salt intake (g/day, 1995–1999) | 15.3 (41st) | 13.6 (41st) | 15.8 (43rd) | 13.7 (46th) |
| Vegetable intake (g/day, 1995–1999) | 303 (30th) | 299 (22nd) | 338 (8th) | 328 (11st) |
| Obesity prevalence of > 25 of BMI (%, 2004) | 33.7 (44th) | 22.7 (46th) | 28.1 (11th) | 16.8 (9th) |
| Examination rate of gastric cancer screening (%, 2007) | 28.8 (10th) | 31.3 (35th) | 30.6 (8th) | 38.2 (8th) |
| Steps number (/day, 2006–2010) | 7795 (46th) | 6578 (41st) | 8437 (19th) | 7593 (11th) |
| No. of community nurses (/population) (2010) | 41.6 (30th) | 61.9 (2nd) | ||
| No. of medical doctors (/population) (2010) | 191.9 (41st) | 213.9 (33rd) | ||
| Prefectural income (USD, per capita) (2011) | 2.4 (40th) | 2.7 (30th) | ||
BMI: body mass index.
*
Position (ranking) among 47 prefectures in order from the best to the worst.
**
3 go (go is a unit used to measure Japanese sake, about 15% of alcohol) = 540 mL.