who consumed green tea more often tended to be older and were more likely to be unemployed, to engage in sports or exercise, and to have a history of hypertension and diabetes mellitus and were less likely to walk, for both men and women. Men were also more likely to have a history of gastric ulcer and women to be obese. Men and women were both also more likely to consume individual foods or beverages such as miso (soybean paste) soup, soybean products, total fish, dairy products, total fruits, total vegetables, oolong tea, and black tea, but less likely to consume coffee. There were no apparent associations between smoking status or alcohol drinking and green tea consumption categories.