Table 1.
BASELINE DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS FOR THE INITIAL PROJECT-BASED HF POPULATIONa
| Variable | M(SD) / % |
|---|---|
| Sociodemographic variables | |
| Age (years) | 48.39 (9.39) |
| Race/Ethnicity | |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 27.4% |
| Asian | 1.1% |
| Black/African-American | 7.4% |
| Hispanic/Latino/a | 7.4% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 3.2% |
| White/Caucasian | 40.0% |
| “More than one race” | 10.5% |
| Self-reported “Other” | 3.2% |
| Relationship status | |
| Married | 2.1% |
| Consider self married | 1.1% |
| Widowed | 4.3% |
| Separated | 7.4% |
| Divorced | 33.0% |
| Never married | 52.1% |
| Highest education level | |
| Some high school | 37.2% |
| HS graduate/GED | 29.8% |
| Vocational school | 8.5% |
| Some college | 18.1% |
| College graduate | 4.3% |
| Some graduate school/advanced degree | 2.2% |
| Alcohol-use variables | |
| Typical alcohol quantity (standard drinks/day) | 24.39 (21.87) |
| Peak alcohol quantity (standard drinks/day) | 39.85 (39.28) |
| Alcohol-use frequency (days/past month) | 23.75 (10.49) |
| Intoxication frequency (days/past month) | 19.82 (12.26) |
| Alcohol-related problems (SIP-2R) | 23.34 (1.37) |
| Experience of delirium tremens (% lifetime) | 65.2% |
| Number of alcohol dependence symptoms currently endorsed | 5.22 (1.80) |
| Number of alcohol treatment episodes (lifetime) | 17.19 (59.13) |
a
Quantity and frequency variables are based on the past 30 days. All other variables based on past 3 months.
M = Mean
SD = Standard Deviation
SIP-2R = Short Inventory of Problems summary score