Table 3.
Comparison of baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of those who completed the six week program (completers) with those who only completed the first week of the program (starters)
| Characteristic | Starters (Completed Week 1) (n = 8933) | Completers (Completed Week 6) (n = 1654) | P value |
| Demographic Characteristic | No. (%) | No. (%) | |
| Gender | 0.04 | ||
| Male | 4302 (48) | 770 (47) | |
| Female | 4631 (52) | 884 (53) | |
| Marital Status | < .001 | ||
| Married or living with partner | 5646 (63) | 1125 (68) | |
| Single | 3287 (37) | 529 (32) | |
| Family Status | .002 | ||
| With children | 3808 (43) | 646 (39) | |
| Without children | 5125 (57) | 1008 (61) | |
| Age | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
| Years | 37.6 (9.8) | 38.9 (9.6) | |
| Clinical Characteristic | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
| SADD* | 12.31 (6.09) | 11.52 (5.24) | < .001 |
| Abbreviated APQ† | 7.38 (5.01) | 6.83 (4.66) | < .001 |
| Core functioning | 1.38 (0.82) | 1.35 (0.74) | .17 |
| Core problem | 1.59 (0.92) | 1.59 (0.81) | .93 |
| Core well-being | 1.62 (1.00) | 1.57 (0.92) | .06 |
| Core risk | 0.41 (0.60) | 0.34 (0.50) | < .001 |
*Short Alcohol Dependency Data Questionnaire
†Alcohol Problems Questionnaire