Table 2 Factors influencing drinking patterns associated with MoCA-J score, determined using multiple regression analysis

Daily drinking frequency (reference = every day)

  None/week

0.04

(-0.48, 0.57)

0.01

0.46

(-0.61, 1.53)

0.06

  <1 day/week

0.72

(-0.32, 1.75)

0.04

0.68

(-0.40, 1.75)

0.04

  1-6 days/week

1.06

(0.33, 1.80)

0.09**

0.83

(0.10, 1.56)

0.08*

  Daily alcohol intake^a

0.23

(-0.06, 0.52)

0.04

-0.47

(-1.04, 0.11)

-

0.09

Beverage type (1 = yes)

  Beer

0.45

(-0.07, 0.96)

0.05

0.41

(-0.31, 1.14)

0.05

  Japanese spirits

0.44

(-0.21, 1.09)

0.04

1.17

(-0.32, 2.03)

0.08

  Sake

-0.41

(-1.11, 0.30)

-

0.03

0.41

(-0.52, 1.19)

0.03

  Wine

1.80

(0.74, 2.87)

0.10**

1.58

(0.48, 2.68)

0.09**

  Whisky

0.77

(-0.61, 2.14)

0.03

0.97

(-0.39, 2.34)

0.04

  Non-daily drinking opportunity (1 = yes)

0.90

(0.46, 1.35)

0.12**

0.70

(0.23, 1.16)

0.09**

(Adjustment variables)

  Age (1 = 86 aged group)

-2.22

(-2.66, -1.80)

-

0.28**

-1.82

(-2.30, -1.34)

-

0.23**

  Sex (1 = women)

0.83

(0.39, 1.27)

0.11**

0.85

(0.34, 1.35)

0.11**

  Current smoking (1 = yes)

-0.11

(-1.02, 0.80)

-

0.01

-0.08

(-0.99, 0.83)

-

0.01

  Stroke (1 = yes)

-0.34

(-1.08, 0.41)

-

0.03

0.13

(-0.60, 0.86)

0.01

  Hypertension (1 = yes)

-0.28

(-0.77, 0.22)

-

0.03

0.06

(-0.45, 0.56)

-

0.01

  Diabetes mellitus (1 = yes)

-0.62

(-1.19, -0.04)

-

0.06*

-0.47

(-1.03, 0.10)

-

0.05

  Dyslipidemia (1 = yes)

0.34

(-0.12, 0.80)

0.04

0.30

(-0.15, 0.75)

0.04

  Atherosclerosis (1 = yes)

-0.87

(-1.44, -0.31)

-

0.09**

-0.04

(-0.61, 0.52)

-

0.00

  WHO-5-J (1 = <13)

-0.77

(-1.30, -0.23)

-

0.08**

-0.42

(-0.95, 0.11)

-

0.04

  Living alone (1 = yes)

-0.26

(-0.78, 0.26)

-

0.03

-0.22

(-0.75, 0.31)

-

0.02

  Frequency of going out^a

0.54

(0.38, 0.71)

0.18**

0.38

(0.21, 0.55)

0.13**

  Economic status^a

0.26

(-0.10, 0.61)

0.04

0.35

(0.02, 0.70)

0.05*

  Adjusted R²

0.12