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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Alcohol. 2022 Dec 5;108:30–43. doi: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2022.11.004

Table 3.

Day-level alcohol use characteristics by measurement sourcea

Study days 1 – 14 Skyn SCRAM Self-report
Type of day
Drinking day [n (%)] 38 (36.2%) 40 (24.2%) 56 (53.3%)
Non-drinking day [n (%)] 57 (54.3%) 65 (39.4%) 47 (44.8%)
Missing [n (%)] 10 (9.5%) 60 (36.4%) 2 (2.4%)
Drinking intensity
Number of drinks (c) (Mean ± SD)b 1.45 ± 1.05
Peak TAC (Mean ± SD)c,d 53.66 ± 39.58 0.018 ± 0.012
Area under the curve (Mean ± SD)e,f 82.64 ± 76.02 0.08 ± 0.06
Drinking Duration (hours/day)
Morning EMA (tmorn) (Mean ± SD)g 1.59 ± 1.37
Event contingent EMA (tevent) (Mean ± SD)h 2.14 ± 1.78
Time with TAC > 0 (Mean ± SD)i,j 1.40 ± 1.20 2.75 ± 1.43
Estimated BAC (g/dL) k
Morning EMA (eBACmorn) (Mean ± SD)g 0.007 ± 0.005
Event Contingent EMA (eBACevent) (Mean ± SD)h 0.005 ± 0.006
Average Ascending TAC Slope (Mean ± SD)k,l 129.29 ± 118.70 0.005 ± 0.002
Average Descending TAC Slope (Mean ± SD)m,n −72.14 ± 44.50 −0.006 ± 0.003
Study days 1–28 Skyn SCRAM Self-report
Type of day
Drinking day [n (%)] 107 (32.5%) 40 (12.2%) 169 (51.4%)
Non-drinking day [n (%)] 185 (56.2%) 65 (19.8%) 142 (43.2%)
Missing [n (%)] 37 (11.2%) 224 (68.1%) 18 (5.5%)
Drinking intensity
Number of drinks (Mean ± SD)b 1.41 ± 1.02
Peak tAC (Mean ± SD)c,d 42.85 ± 25.07 0.018 ± 0.012
Area under the curve (Mean ± SD)e,f 64.56 ± 53.47 0.08 ± 0.06
Drinking duration (hours/day)
Morning EMA (Mean ± SD)g 1.88 ± 1.27
Event contingent EMA (Mean ± SD)h 1.95 ± 1.51
Time with TAC > 0 (Mean ± SD)i,j 1.08 ± 0.83 2.75 ± 1.43
Estimated BAC (g/dL)
Morning EMA (eBACmorn) (Mean ± SD)g 0.014 ± 0.007
Event contingent EMA (eBACevent) (Mean ± SD)h 0.012 ± 0.008

Notes: SCRAM = Secure Continuous Remote Alcohol Monitor; TAC = Transdermal alcohol concentration; EMA = Ecological momentary assessment; SD = standard deviation

a

Values are reported based on all days and are not limited to drinking days.

b

3.6% of days 1–14 were missing data. 7.3% of days 1–28 were missing data.

c

Peak TAC for the Skyn is in μg/L air. 7.9% of days 1–14 were missing data. 11.2% of days 1–28 were missing data.

d

Peak TAC for the SCRAM is in g/dL. 36.4% of days 1–14 were missing data across all 11 participants. 0% of days 1–14 were missing data for the 7 participants with functional SCRAM devices.

e

7.9% of days 1–14 were missing data. 11.2% of days 1–28 were missing data.

f

36.4% of days 1–14 were missing data across all 11 participants. 0% of days 1–14 were missing data for the 7 participants with functional SCRAM devices.

g

3.6% of days 1–14 were missing data. 7.3% of days 1–28 were missing data.

h

14.5% of days 1–14 were missing data. 18.8% of days 1–28 were missing data.

i

7.9% of days 1–14 were missing data. 11.2% of days 1–28 were missing data.

j

36.4% of days 1–14 were missing data across all 11 participants. 0% of days 1–14 were missing data for the 7 participants with functional SCRAM devices.

k

7.9% of days 1–14 were missing data.

l

38.2% of days 1–14 were missing data across all 11 participants. 1.8% of days 1–14 were missing data for the 7 participants with functional SCRAM devices.

m

7.9% of days 1–14 were missing data.

n

36.7% of days 1–14 were missing data across all 11 participants. 0% of days 1–14 were missing data for the 7 participants with functional SCRAM devices.