I have done it this way (example):
String query="SELECT count(t1.id) from t1, t2 where t1.id=t2.id and t2.email='"[email protected]"'";
int count=0;
try {
ResultSet rs = DatabaseService.statementDataBase().executeQuery(query);
while(rs.next())
count=rs.getInt(1);
} catch (SQLException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
} finally {
//...
}