Table 1.
Demographic and Drinking Characteristics of Subjects
| Variables | Prevalence (%)
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Male (n = 53) | Female (n = 57) | |
| Gender | 48.2 | 51.8 |
| Age [Mean (SD), years]a | 36.8 (10.5) | 36.7 (10.6) |
| Family history of alcohol problemsa | ||
| Alcohol abuse | 5.6 | 8.3 |
| Alcoholic liver disease | 1.9 | 3.3 |
| Alcohol dependence | 3.7 | 1.7 |
| Drinking frequencya | ||
| 1–3/month | 30.6 | 48.0 |
| 1–2/week | 16.7 | 28.0 |
| 3–4/week | 25.0 | 16.0 |
| 5–6/week | 11.1 | 4.0 |
| Everyday | 16.7 | 4.0 |
| Amounts of alcohol consumption per occasionb | ||
| <10 g | 0.0 | 13.0 |
| <30 g | 55.6 | 58.7 |
| <40 g | 2.8 | 6.5 |
| <50 g | 22.2 | 17.4 |
| <60 g | 0.0 | 4.4 |
| ≤100 g | 8.3 | 0.0 |
| >100 g | 11.1 | 0.0 |
No significant differences between gender groups.
There were significant differences between gender groups (p = 0.013).