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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Sep 9.
Published in final edited form as: Drug Alcohol Depend. 2008 Dec 17;101(0):53–61. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2008.10.025

Table 3.

Comparison of the dummy variable model (Model A) to the dimensional model (Model B), representing 11 alcohol dependence and abuse criteria in NESARC participants (N = 27,324).

Outcome Criterion count (K) Model A estimate (M11Dum) Model B estimate (M11Dimensional)
log P(K)/P(0)
Family history 1 0.28 (0.05) 0.15 (0.00)
2 0.38 (0.05) 0.29 (0.01)
3 0.59 (0.06) 0.44 (0.01)
4 0.69 (0.06) 0.59 (0.02)
5 0.84 (0.07) 0.73 (0.02)
6 0.93 (0.06) 0.88 (0.03)
7 1.14 (0.07) 1.03 (0.03)
8 1.19 (0.07) 1.17 (0.04)
9 1.38 (0.08) 1.32 (0.04)
10 1.55 (0.08) 1.47 (0.04)
11 1.60 (0.07) 1.61 (0.05)
p-value for test of difference with Model 1 0.12
Outcome Criterion count (K) Model A estimate (M11Dum) Model B estimate (M11Dimensional)
log(Odds(K)/Odds(0))
Age of onset 1 0.48 (0.11) 0.24 (0.01)
2 0.62 (0.10) 0.49 (0.02)
3 0.71 (0.13) 0.73 (0.03)
4 1.18 (0.12) 0.98 (0.03)
5 1.35 (0.13) 1.22 (0.04)
6 1.63 (0.12) 1.46 (0.05)
7 1.65 (0.14) 1.71 (0.06)
8 2.01 (0.14) 1.95 (0.07)
9 2.28 (0.15) 2.20 (0.08)
10 2.43 (0.14) 2.44 (0.09)
11 2.90 (0.15) 2.69 (0.10)
p-value for test of difference with Model 1 0.08