Table 1.
Participant characteristics presented as means (standard deviations) for all controls and alcoholics and then separately for men and women in each diagnostic group. Data are presented for age in years, body mass index (BMI) in Kg/m2, Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) (61), Mattis Dementia Rating Scale (DRS) (62), mini mental state examination (MMSE) (63) and lifetime estimated alcohol consumption (EAC) in kg.
| Age | BMI | ESS | DRS | MMSE | EAC* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | Control | 50.8 (9.8) | 25.3 (4.6) | 4.5 (2.9) | 140.2 (2.3) | 28.0 (1.4) | 54.4 (84.7) |
| Alcoholic | 48.8 (8.3) | 26.2 (4.7) | 6.2 (3.6) | 138.8 (5.3) | 27.5 (1.8) | 1294.7 (784.8) | |
| Women | Control | 51.0 (9.8) | 24.2 (3.5) | 4.1 (3.1) | 140.3 (1.9) | 27.8 (1.3) | 27.2 (36.7) |
| Alcoholic | 47.7 (9.6) | 26.1 (4.4) | 5.6 (2.6) | 140.9 (1.2) | 27.9 (1.2) | 845.9 (326.9) | |
| Men | Control | 50.5 (9.9) | 26.7 (5.6) | 5.1 (2.6) | 140.0 (2.7) | 28.1 (1.5) | 87.4 (112.3) |
| Alcoholic | 49.3 (7.6) | 26.3 (5.4) | 6.5 (4.1) | 137.6 (6.3) | 27.3 (2.0) | 1544.0 (856.2) | |
*
Alcoholics vs. Controls, p < .001; men vs. women p < .01; diagnosis by sex interaction p < .01.