Table 1. Background Characteristics for Community-Recruited Male Problem Drinkers Who Received Alcohol (0.7 g/kg) or Non-Alcoholic Placebo Beer (P-Beer) as Their Test Drink.
| Index |
Group |
|
|---|---|---|
| Alcohol | P-Beer | |
| N | 18 | 20 |
| Age | 37.7 (12.1) | 38.7 (11.8) |
| Drinks per week | 33.7 (10.5) | 27.6 (10.2) |
| Alcohol Dependence Scale | 17.9 (5.0) | 18.1 (4.9) |
| Beck Depression Inventory-sf | 5.9 (2.7) | 7.7 (2.6)a |
| Eysenck Impulsivity Scale | 5.5 (2.8) | 4.7 (2.0) |
a
Main effect of Drink group, p<0.05. Soft drink was the control beverage for all subjects.