Table 1.
Demographics, laboratory and alcohol consumption variables for LD and ALC at TP1
| Variable | LD | ALC | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of participants (male, female) | 16 (14, 2) | 20 (17, 3) | - |
| Age (years) | 49.0 ± 10.1 | 53.9 ± 8.8 | NS |
| Education (years) | 15.4 ± 2.7 | 13.8 ± 2.3 | 0.048 |
| Monthly alcohol consumption: 1 year average | 19.8 ± 21.7 | 338.7 ± 168.9 | - |
| Monthly alcohol consumption: 3 years average | 19.8 ± 21.8 | 329.5 ± 164.6 | - |
| Monthly alcohol consumption: lifetime average | 18.2 ± 16.9 | 232.6 ± 130.7 | - |
| Age of onset of heavy drinking (years) | - | 22.8 ± 5.7 | - |
| Months of heavy drinking | - | 290 ± 125.6 | - |
| Smoker (%) | 35 | 65 | - |
| MCV | 93.2 ± 3.8 | 96.2± 5.0 | NS |
| Prealbumin | 28.2 ± 6.2 | 27.2 ± 9.6 | NS |
| AMNART | 115.3 ± 8.3 | 116.4 ± 6.0 | NS |
| CIWA- Ar | - | 0.63 ± 1.4 | - |
| GGT | 52.5 ± 91.6 | 55.6 ± 40.5 | NS |
| Albumin | 4.1 ± 0.3 | 4.2 ± 0.3 | NS |
| AST | 22.6 ± 7.1 | 32.6 ± 10.1 | 0.031 |
| ALT | 19.3 ± 8.1 | 30.9 ± 12.0 | 0.057 |
| WBC | 6.1 ± 1.6 | 6.1 ± 1.1 | NS |
| RBC | 4.6 ± 0.4 | 4.3 ± 0.4 | NS |
| Hemoglobin | 14.8 ± 1.1 | 14.1 ± 1.4 | NS |
| Hematocrit | 42.7 ± 3.2 | 41.0 ± 4.1 | NS |
| BDI | 5.4 ± 4.8 | 13.1 ± 7.9 | 0.004 |
| STAI-Y2 | 33.5 ± 7.4 | 45.6 ± 10.3 | 0.002 |
Note: mean ± standard deviation; AMNART, American National Adult Reading test; MCV, mean corpuscular volume; CIWA, Addiction Research Foundation Clinical Institute of Withdrawal Assessment for Alcohol; GGT, gamma-glutamyltransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; WBC, White Blood Cells; RBC, Red Blood Cells; BDI, Beck Depression Inventory; STAI-Y2, Trait-Anxiety-Index