Table 3.
Sociodemographic, military, health and psychosocial variables by 10-year trajectories of alcohol consumption.
| Rare Drinkers N = 1650 (weighted 71.7%) |
At-Risk Drinkers N = 547 (weighted 22.1%) |
Excessive Drinkers N = 74 (weighted 4.1%) |
Recovering Drinkers N = 38 (weighted 2.1%) |
Test of difference |
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| Weighted mean (SD) or N (weighted %) |
Weighted mean (SD) or N (weighted %) |
Weighted mean (SD) or N (weighted %) |
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| Age | 62.2 (14.0) | 61.6 (15.3) | 53.2 (14.1) | 55.7 (19.9) | 13.43 | < .001 |
| Male sex | 1476 (90.3%) | 509 (93.4%) | 74 (100%) | 34 (93.3%) | 13.24 | 0.004 |
| White race/ethnicity | 1372 (77.1%) | 482 (79.4%) | 63 (73.9%) | 30 (60.0%) | 9.45 | 0.024 |
| Some college or higher education | 1397 (67.8%) | 493 (75.7%) | 57 (56.8%) | 29 (42.2%) | 31.65 | < .001 |
| Household income $60 K or higher | 830 (43.7%) | 347 (56.2%) | 42 (40.9%) | 18 (33.3%) | 27.00 | < .001 |
| Married/partnered | 1321 (75.9%) | 436 (74.6%) | 54 (68.2%) | 24 (57.8%) | 9.99 | 0.019 |
| Combat veteran | 555 (31.7%) | 194 (35.0%) | 33 (35.2%) | 18 (42.2%) | 3.93 | 0.27 |
| Years of military service | 6.8 (7.2) | 8.1 (8.9) | 4.7 (4.8) | 4.8 (4.4) | 7.89 | < .001 |
| Number of traumas | 4.6 (3.8) | 4.5 (3.8) | 4.6 (4.1) | 4.8 (4.5) | 0.17 | 0.92 |
| MDD symptom severity | 0.5 (1.1) | 0.4 (1.0) | 0.7 (1.3) | 1.0 (1.4) | 3.89 | 0.009 |
| PTSD symptom severity | 22.9 (9.6) | 21.7 (7.5) | 26.3 (12.9) | 26.9 (12.4) | 7.81 | < .001 |
| Intrusions | 6.2 (2.8) | 5.8 (2.0) | 6.7 (3.8) | 6.7 (3.7) | 4.37 | 0.005 |
| Avoidance | 2.6 (1.4) | 2.5 (1.2) | 2.9 (1.8) | 3.1 (1.9) | 3.39 | 0.017 |
| Emotional numbing | 6.8 (3.3) | 6.5 (2.7) | 7.8 (4.2) | 8.4 (4.2) | 6.93 | < .001 |
| Dysphoric arousal | 4.6 (2.2) | 4.4 (1.9) | 5.5 (2.7) | 5.6 (2.7) | 8.31 | < .001 |
| Anxious arousal | 2.8 (1.6) | 2.6 (1.3) | 3.4 (2.1) | 3.2 (1.5) | 6.99 | < .001 |
| Number of medical conditions | 2.7 (2.0) | 2.2 (1.6) | 2.1 (1.7) | 2.0 (1.6) | 12.25 | < .001 |
| Somatic symptoms | 2.5 (3.9) | 2.0 (3.2) | 2.4 (3.1) | 2.5 (4.3) | 2.18 | 0.089 |
| Cognitive functioning | 90.0 (15.5) | 91.7 (11.6) | 90.7 (17.8) | 90.3 (14.7) | 1.77 | 0.15 |
| Extraversion | 4.0 (1.4) | 4.0 (1.4) | 4.0 (1.8) | 4.0 (1.2) | 0.18 | 0.91 |
| Agreeableness | 5.2 (1.2) | 5.1 (1.1) | 4.6 (1.4) | 4.6 (1.1) | 8.19 | < .001 |
| Conscientiousness | 5.8 (1.1) | 5.9 (1.1) | 5.4 (1.3) | 5.5 (1.4) | 5.55 | < .001 |
| Emotional stability | 5.3 (1.3) | 5.4 (1.3) | 4.8 (1.5) | 5.0 (1.3) | 5.91 | < .001 |
| Openness to experiences | 4.9 (1.2) | 5.0 (1.2) | 4.9 (1.1) | 4.6 (0.9) | 1.71 | 0.16 |
| Resilience | 29.3 (7.1) | 30.3 (6.7) | 29.4 (7.4) | 28.0 (9.2) | 3.13 | 0.025 |
| Dispositional optimism | 4.8 (1.5) | 4.9 (1.4) | 4.5 (1.6) | 4.4 (1.4) | 3.25 | 0.021 |
| Purpose in life | 21.4 (4.6) | 21.9 (4.3) | 20.4 (4.1) | 19.5 (4.9) | 5.81 | < .001 |
| Secure attachment style | 1221 (72.4%) | 408 (72.1%) | 40 (61.4%) | 23 (51.1%) | 14.28 | 0.003 |
| Perceived social support | 19.4 (5.1) | 19.4 (5.0) | 19.1 (5.6) | 19.6 (3.7) | 0.15 | 0.93 |
| Current mental health treatment | 332 (21.4%) | 104 (14.6%) | 13 (21.6%) | 13 (37.8%) | 19.03 | < .001 |
Note. MDD=major depressive disorder; PTSD=posttraumatic stress disorder; SD=standard deviation.