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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Affect Disord. 2011 Oct 24;136(3):841–847. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2011.09.028

Table 1.

Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study group of alcohol-dependent patients.

Characteristic Study group
N = 304
Age (years) 43.46 ± 9.66
Age of onset of drinking problems (years) 21 (18;28)
Duration of alcohol dependence (years) 19.21 ± 9.86
Consequences of alcohol dependence (SIP) 23.7 ± 11.6
Social support (MOSSSS) 62.09 ± 18.21
Severity of alcohol dependence (MAST) 34.57 ± 9.58
Severity of depressive symptoms (BDI) 18.72 ± 11.39
Feeling of hopelessness (BHS) 4 (2;8)
Global impulsivity (BIS-11) 71.52 ± 9.81
Behavioral impulsivity (StopRT) (ms) 216.32 ± 60.52

BIS-11 – Barratt Impulsiveness Scale, StopRT – stop reaction time, BDI – Beck Depression Inventory, BHS – Beck Hopelessness Scale, MOSSSS – Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey, SIP – Short Inventory of Problems, MAST - Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test

The values are presented as means and standard deviations (mean± SD), for non-parametric variables are presented as median and quartiles (25;75).