Table 2.
Participants’ characteristics at baseline and usage of the Change Your Drinking program (N=595).
| Variable | Version 1 (n=300) |
Version 2 (n=295) |
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| Gender, n (%) |
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Male | 177 (59.0) | 187 (63.4) |
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Female | 123 (41.0) | 108 (36.6) |
| Age, mean (SD) | 29.8 (10.3) | 29.0 (9.4) | |
| Currently no professional help, n (%) | 266 (88.7) | 268 (90.8) | |
| Educational level, n (%) |
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Basic school (Hauptschule) | 25 (8.3) | 23 (7.8) |
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Middle school (Realschule) | 57 (19.0) | 64 (21.7) |
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High school (Gymnasium) | 203 (67.7) | 184 (62.4) |
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Other school | 15 (5.0) | 24 (8.1) |
| Alcohol use |
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Alcohol use daysa, mean (SD) | 4.1 (1.8) | 4.3 (1.9) |
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Alcohol intakea (g), mean (SD) | 313.4 (193.0) | 318.5 (194.4) |
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Binge drinkinga, n (%) | 278 (92.7) | 271 (91.9) |
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Alcohol-related problems, mean (SD) | 2.4 (1.8) | 2.3 (1.9) |
| Usage of the program diary, n (%) |
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Diary used at least once | 167 (55.7) | 238 (80.7) |
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Diary used on all 10/14 days | 127 (42.3) | 163 (55.3) |
aDuring the past 7 days.