. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Aug 13.

Published in final edited form as: Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2009 Apr 21;33(7):1265–1277. doi: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2009.00952.x

Table 1.

One-Way Analysis of Variance and Drinking Behaviors by Typical Quantity Drinking Group

	Light drinkers (n = 112)		Medium drinkers (n = 110)		Heavy drinkers (n = 112)
Alcohol involvement behaviors	Mean (SD)	Range	Mean (SD)	Range	Mean(SD)	Range	F(2,332)
Drinks per drinking day^a	3.73 (1.27)^a ^b	0.25-5.94	6.21 (1.25)^a ^c	4.13-8.63	9.82 (3.08)^b ^c	6.26-24.93	247.99^**
Typical drinking frequency^b	25.30 (15.30)^a	1-71	28.10 (12.94)	6-80	30.95 (14.28)^a	2-64	4.41^*
Consequences^c	12.57 (7.23)^a	0-36	14.27 (7.19)^b	2-35	17.51 (8.15)^a ^b	2-42	12.40^**

Means in the same row with a common subscript are significantly different from one another at p < 0.05 using Fisher’s least significant difference test.

Based on the previous 90 days.

Number of days in the previous 90 days.

Number of unique consequences experienced in the past year.

p < 0.05

^**

p < 0.01.