Table 1.
Participant characteristics
| Female controls n = 9 mean (SD) | Male controls n = 12 mean (SD) | Female AUD n = 7 mean (SD) | Male AUD n = 11 mean (SD) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caucasian | 89% | 58% | 100% | 100% |
| Age (years) | 16.21 (1.11) | 16.61 (0.93) | 16.94 (0.76) | 16.60 (0.65) |
| Hollingshead socioeconomic status | 23.89 (10.07) | 22.82 (12.39) | 22.57 (16.54) | 27.27 (17.48) |
| WRAT3 Reading standard score | 107.89 (9.84) | 104.00 (6.48) | 107.71 (5.94) | 105.09 (8.68) |
| Pubertal Development Scale score | 3.87 (0.26) | 3.72 (0.30) | 3.86 (0.22) | 3.76 (0.23) |
| State Anxiety T-Score (gender normed)a | 38.09 (4.84) | 35.37 (4.24) | 49.58 (10.66) | 43.38 (9.38) |
| Alcohol use episodes, lifetimea | 7.56 (15.30) | 7.50 (12.27) | 105.14 (94.73) | 99.18 (120.26) |
| Drinks per month, past 3 monthsa | 1.33 (2.31) | 6.25 (7.27) | 53.14 (42.57) | 38.82 (24.87) |
| Average BAC when drinking, past 3 monthsa,b,* | 0.01 (0.01) | 0.03 (0.03) | 0.18 (0.09) | 0.08 (0.04) |
| Number of alcohol withdrawal symptoms, past 3 monthsa | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.13 (0.35) | 2.86 (1.57) | 2.55 (2.25) |
| Days since last alcohol usec | 120.00 (51.96) | 41.63 (48.89) | 10.71 (7.48) | 18.45 (16.46) |
| Years of regular alcohol use | — | — | 1.65 (0.85) | 2.05 (0.87) |
| Marijuana use episodes, lifetimea | 2.33 (6.63) | 2.67 (7.19) | 30.71 (33.96) | 24.45 (38.12) |
| Days per month marijuana use, past 3 monthsa | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.67 (1.56) | 4.80 (8.59) | 1.38 (1.79) |
| Days since last marijuana use | 539.00 (649.12) | 407.67 (520.46) | 262.40 (421.76) | 53.75 (44.60) |
| Drug use times per month, past 3 months | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.00 (0.00) | 4.40 (8.74) | 1.20 (1.64) |
| Days per month nicotine use, past monthc | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.58 (2.02) | 5.71 (5.35) | 2.09 (4.66) |
a
P < 0.05 for normal control vs AUD adolescents.
b
P < 0.05 for interaction between AUD diagnoses and gender.
c
P < 0.05 for gender, group and interaction.
*
Calculated based on self-report (Widmark, 1922; Fitzgerald, 1995).