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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2013 Jan 24;37(3):443–451. doi: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2012.01954.x

Table 2.

Comparison of individuals with a DSM-IV diagnosis who would not meet DSM-5 criteria, and vice versa, with stably affected individuals.

Characteristic %
Z statistic1
D4-only (N=174) D5-only (N=291) D4D5 (N=2107) D4-only vs. D4D5 D5-only vs. D4D5 D4-only vs. D5-only
Male 74.1 63.6 75.7 -0.33 -4.07** 2.48*
Mean age on onset of symptoms 21.0 (SE=.39) 22.0 (SE=.31) 21.0 (SE=.12) 0.04 3.24** -1.96*
Maximum drinks in 24 hours 13.3 (SE=.73) 11.8 (SE=.42) 16.7 (SE=.26) -4.40** -10.08** 0.52
Major depression 32.2 35.4 43.9 -2.95** -2.71** -0.91
Generalized anxiety disorder 19.5 22.7 31.4 -3.20** -3.00** -0.69
Conduct disorder 16.5 14.5 28.5 -3.22** -4.64** 0.65
Antisocial personality disorder/adult antisocial behavior 10.1 8.6 26.0 -4.23** -5.87** 1.00
Mean Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence Score2 4.3 4.2 4.9 -2.39* -3.07** 0.35
Cocaine diagnosis3 4.6 2.4 14.1 -3.32** -5.02** 1.25
Cannabis diagnosis 21.3 12.0 34.3 -3.34** -7.16** 2.51*
Sedative diagnosis 2.9 2.1 7.8 -2.25** -3.32** 0.61
Stimulant diagnosis 8.0 5.2 15.2 -2.32* -4.25** 1.25
Opiate diagnosis 1.7 1.0 4.5 -1.65 -2.54* 0.63
1

Coded such that a negative Z statistic indicates a lower prevalence in the first group listed

2

Only applies to current or past regular smokers

3

Drug-related diagnoses refer to abuse or dependence

*

p<0.05

**

p<0.01