Table 1.

Characteristics of Participant Groups

Variable	Abstinent Alcoholics	Controls
N	38	38
Age (years)	45.9 ± 6.3*	41.5 ± 9.1
Gender	19 f, 19 m	19 f, 19 m
FHD Score	.60 ± .42*	.40 ± .39
High Risk N	26 (68%)	20 (53%)
CPI Socialization Scale	27.7 ± 5.4**	36.6 ± 3.7
MMPI Pd Scale	24.1 ± 7.6**	18.4 ± 3.8
ASP and CD Symptoms (#)	13.7 ± 7.9**	5.9 ± 5.0
Duration of Active Drinking (mos)	241.1 ± 84.1	223.4 ± 140.4
Average Lifetime Drinking Dose (std. drinks/mos)	153.9 ± 118.7**	5.9 ± 7.6
Duration of Peak Drinking (mos)	67.2 ± 64.3	109.9 ± 142.9
Peak Drinking Dose (std. drinks/mos)	319.2 ± 256.8**	12.5 ± 13.9
Duration of Abstinence (yrs)	6.7 ± 6.2	N/A

Values are mean ± SD.

Group differences:

^*indicates p<0.05.

^**indicates p<0.001.