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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 3.

Relationships between severity of depressive symptoms and different variables that may contribute to impulsivity and depression in alcohol-dependent patients.

	Social support (MOSSSS)	Consequences of drinking (SIP)	Smoking (FTND)	Severity of alcohol dependence (MAST)	Duration of alcohol dependence
BDI	r = − 0.367	r = 0.424	r = 0.155	r = 0.23	r = 0.143
	p < 0.0005	p < 0.0005	p = 0.017	p < 0.0005	p = 0.028

BDI – Beck Depression Inventory, MOSSSS – Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey, SIP – Short Inventory of Problems, MAST - Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test, FTND - Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence

Results of correlation analysis: Pearson’s linear correlation coefficient “r”.

p-values < 0.05 are bolded