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Published in final edited form as: Alcohol Clin Exp Res (Hoboken). 2024 Jan 23;48(3):507–515. doi: 10.1111/acer.15263

Table 2.

Baseline withdrawal symptom scores as measured by the Clinical Institute Withdrawal

Withdrawal Symptom	Number Experiencing (%)	Average Symptom Score	SD
Tremor	39 (42.4)	1.8	0.8
Anxiety	36 (39.1)	2.4	1.6
Agitation	18 (19.6)	2.8	1.6
Sweating	14 (15.2)	1.5	0.9
Headache	9 (9.8)	3.8	1.9
Nausea/Vomiting	6 (6.5)	2.8	1.6
Tactile Disturbances	5 (5.4)	1.8	0.8
Visual Disturbances	6 (6.5)	1.7	0.8
Auditory Disturbances	5 (5.4)	2	1.2
Orientation	3 (3.3)	1.3	0.6
Systolic BP (mmHg)	-	132.2	17.1
Diastolic BP (mmHg)	-	77.4	12.0
Heart Rate	-	74.6	13.7

Assessment for Alcohol Scale – Revised (CIWA-Ar). Symptom severity was measured on a scale of 0 to 4 for each symptom with zero representing absence of symptom and 4 being the most severe form of each symptom.