Table 1. Demographic data by age and alcohol dose condition.
| Younger |
Older |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placebo (n=11) Mean (SD) |
Alcohol (n=11) Mean (SD) |
Placebo (n=18) Mean (SD) |
Alcohol (n=19) Mean (SD) |
|
| Age* | 27.82 (2.6) | 29.09 (3.9) | 57.17 (6.9) | 56.47 (5.9) |
| Education* | 17.36 (1.4) | 18.27 (4.1) | 15.28 (1.9) | 16.26 (3.1) |
| Female, % | 64 | 64 | 50 | 58 |
| GDS/BDI-IIa,b | 3.73 (4.4) | 5.27 (7.4) | 3.94 (4.1) | 4.28 (5.2) |
| STAIc | 43.82 (3.9) | 45.27 (7.1) | 44.94 (9.8) | 46.68 (6.1) |
| QFId | 0.32 (0.2) | 0.72 (0.8) | 0.97 (0.9) | 0.50 (0.4) |
| MAST/Ge,f | 2.09 (2.1) | 2.22 (1.7) | 3.78 (3.8) | 4.84 (3.1) |
| BMI | 25.44 (3.3) | 25.10 (5.1) | 27.25 (4.6) | 25.78 (2.6) |
| Avg Cig/Dayg | 0.45 (1.5) | 2.64 (5.1) | 0.06 (0.2) | 1.09 (4.3) |
*
Significant differences between older and younger participants (p’s<.01)
a
Geriatric Depression Scale (Yesavage et al, 1982);
b
Beck Depression Inventory-II (Beck et al, 1996);
c
Spielberger State Anxiety Inventory (Spielberger, 1983);
d
Quantity-frequency Index (Cahalan et al, 1969)
e
Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test (Selzer, 1971)
f
Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test-Geriatric Version (Blow, 1991)
g
Average number of cigarettes smoked per day