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Table 1 Characteristics and CAGE scores of the participants

From: Problem drinkers and high risk-taking behaviors under the stay-at-home policy of the COVID-19 emergency declaration

 

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

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