Table 1.
Characteristics and CAGE scores of the participants
| Total number of drinkers | CAGE score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to 1 | 2 to 3 | 4 | |||
| N = 12,076 | N = 10,149 | N = 1,660 | N = 267 | ||
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | p value | |
|
Mean age, year (SD) |
52.2 (± 15.6) |
52.8 (± 15.7) |
49.5 (± 14.5) |
46.7 (± 13.3) |
< 0.0001 |
| Men | 7,171 (59.4) | 5,816 (57.3) | 1,166 (70.2) | 189 (70.8) | < 0.0001 |
| Education | 0.107 | ||||
| Low | 3,640 (30.1) | 3,052 (30.1) | 500 (30.1) | 88 (33.0) | |
| Middle | 2,392 (19.8) | 2,048 (20.2) | 304 (18.3) | 40 (15.0) | |
| High | 6,044 (50.1) | 5,049 (49.8) | 856 (51.6) | 139 (52.1) | |
| Marital status | 0.409 | ||||
| Married | 8,144 (67.4) | 6,862 (67.6) | 1,112 (67.0) | 170 (63.7) | |
| Single | 2,824 (23.4) | 2,348 (23.1) | 402 (24.2) | 74 (27.7) | |
| Divorced/Widowed | 1,108 (9.2) | 939 (9.3) | 146 (8.8) | 23 (8.6) | |
| Living alone | 2,250 (18.6) | 1,863 (18.4) | 335 (20.2) | 52 (19.5) | 0.108 |
| Job | < 0.0001 | ||||
| Executive/Manager | 1,725 (14.3) | 1,360 (13.4) | 306 (18.4) | 59 (22.1) | |
| Regular employee | 3,377 (28.0) | 2,751 (27.1) | 538 (32.4) | 88 (33.0) | |
| Self-employed | 820 (6.8) | 663 (6.5) | 131 (7.9) | 26 (9.7) | |
| Non-regular employee | 2,078 (17.2) | 1,748 (17.2) | 285 (17.2) | 45 (16.9) | |
| No job as student/retiree | 932 (7.7) | 826 (8.1) | 95 (5.7) | 11 (4.1) | |
| Only housework | 1,667 (13.8) | 1,532 (15.1) | 121 (7.3) | 14 (5.2) | |
| Unemployed | 1,477 (12.2) | 1,269 (12.5) | 184 (11.1) | 24 (9.0) | |
| Income | 0.002 | ||||
| Under 2 million yen | 1,759 (14.6) | 1,463 (14.4) | 253 (15.3) | 43 (16.1) | |
| 2–4 million yen | 4,462 (37.0) | 3,786 (37.3) | 591 (35.6) | 85 (31.8) | |
| 4–6 million yen | 2,069 (17.1) | 1,666 (16.4) | 343 (20.7) | 60 (22.5) | |
| 6–10 million yen | 1,446 (12.0) | 1,185 (11.7) | 221 (13.3) | 40 (15.0) | |
| 10 million or more | 314 (2.6) | 255 (2.5) | 48 (2.9) | 11 (4.1) | |
| Do not know/Do not want to answer | 2,026 (16.8) | 1,794 (17.7) | 204 (12.3) | 28 (10.5) | |
| Current smoker | 2,864 (23.7) | 2,214 (21.8) | 535 (32.2) | 115 (43.1) | < 0.0001 |
| Sleeping duration < six hours | 2,551 (21.1) | 2,097 (20.7) | 369 (22.2) | 85 (31.8) | < 0.0001 |
| Depression (current or history) | 1,014 (8.4) | 726 (7.2) | 233 (14.0) | 55 (20.6) | < 0.0001 |
| Other mental illnesses (current or history) | 677 (5.6) | 480 (4.7) | 147 (8.9) | 50 (18.7) | < 0.0001 |