Table 2.
CIWA-Ar items frequency, mean, and SD at 24 hours and 36 hours (N = 201)*.
| CIWA-Ar items | 24 hours | 36 hours | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present% | Mean | SD | Present% | Mean | SD | |
| (1) Anxiety | 91 | 3.67 | 2.06 | 91 | 2.96 | 1.92 |
| (2) Nausea | 25.9 | .51 | 1.09 | 58.7 | .92 | .95 |
| (3) Paroxysmal sweats | 69.2 | 1.31 | 1.54 | 75 | 1.04 | .86 |
| (4) Headache and fullness in head | 28.9 | .44 | .86 | 12.9 | .17 | .49 |
| (5) Tremor | 94.5 | 3.82 | 1.99 | 94.5 | 4.62 | 1.78 |
| (6) Visual disturbances | 30.3 | 1.01 | 1.75 | 53.2 | .72 | .90 |
| (7) Auditory disturbances | 9.5 | .29 | 1.38 | 55.1 | 3.35 | 2.54 |
| (8) Tactile disturbances | 10 | .30 | 1.33 | 65.7 | 2.25 | 2.20 |
| (9) Orientation and clouding of sensorium | 11 | .29 | .95 | 49.3 | 1.05 | 1.30 |
| (10) Agitation | 65.7 | 1.63 | 1.99 | 80.6 | 3.30 | 2.06 |
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| Total CIWA-Ar score | 13.32 ± 9.27 | 20.4 ± 9.09 | ||||
*based on this table, we decided to conduct factor analysis on the data of 36 hours of abstinence.