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Associated Factors of Problem Drinking Grade and Comparison of Health Behavior by Drinking Grade among Korean Men and Women Yong Chul Lee*, Bock Hee Im* *Department of Health Care Management, Catholic University of Pusan Objectives: This study firstly examined the socio-demographic and health factors associated with high problem drinking among Korean men and women. Secondly, we compared disease prevalence, health behaviors among groups of moderate drinking, problem drinking and alcohol abuse/dependency. Methods: Secondary analysis of the 2008 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey was conducted for 5,735 respondents aged 19 over. Results: First, the factor which affect high problem drinking in men was age, income, marital status, occupation, education, depression, smoking and the factor which affect high problem drinking in woman was age, marital status, occupation, education, stress, suicide thought, smoking and solitary life. Second, the prevalence of hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, hypertriglyceridemia, obesity was highest in the orders of alcohol abuse/dependency, problem drinking, moderate drinking in men and the prevalence of low HDL cholesterolemia was the reverse order in men and woman. Third, smoking, stress, depression was high in alcohol abuse/dependency in both of men and woman. The influenza vaccination in men and woman and cancer screening in woman was high in order of moderate drinking, problem drinking, alcohol abuse·dependency. Conclusion: There might be many differences in the prevalence and health behavior among moderate drinking, problem drinking and alcohol abuse/dependency. Our finding suggest that the need to develop appropriate high problem drinking prevention and intervention strategies for sex and socioeconomic specified groups at greater risk.