Table 3.
Comparison of I and AC groups on baseline assessment variables
| Risk Assessment Variables | I (n=283) n (%) |
AC (n=284) n (%) |
P-value from chi- square |
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive PCL-C | 92 (32.5) | 86 (30.3) | 0.568 |
| Positive score for risk-taking (Simpson & Joe) | 79 (27.9) | 90 (31.7) | 0.326 |
| Major or minor depression | 30 (10.6) | 42 (14.8) | 0.134 |
| Friends strongly approve of drinking; pressure to drink more | 130 (46.1) | 102 (36.2) | 0.017 |
| Parents neither approve nor disapprove of drinking | 154 (54.6) | 145 (51.6) | 0.475 |
| Daily use of alcohol has mild or almost no effect on health | 49 (17.3) | 59 (21.0) | 0.267 |
| Any alcohol-involved injury | 57 (20.1) | 51 (18.0) | 0.508 |
PCL-C = post traumatic stress disorder checklist, civilian version; I = intervention group; AC = assessed control group