Table 1.
Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Alcohol-Dependent Subjects and Healthy Controls (mean ± SD)
| Alcohol-dependent (n = 7) | Controls (n = 11) | t or X2 | DF | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 36.2 ± 5.5 | 37.0 ± 4.9 | 0.285 | 16 | 0.779 |
| Race | |||||
| Asian | 0 | 0 | 3.368 | 2 | 0.186 |
| Caucasian | 6 | 5 | |||
| African-American | 0 | 3 | |||
| Hispanic | 1 | 3 | |||
| Marital status | |||||
| Single | 2 | 2 | 10.63 | 3 | 0.014 |
| Married | 0 | 8 | |||
| Separated | 2 | 0 | |||
| Divorced | 3 | 1 | |||
| Employed | 5 | 11 | 3.536 | 1 | 0.060 |
| Education (yrs) | 12.3 ± 2,0 | 14.7 ± 2.2 | 2.47 | 14 | 0.027 |
| Nicotine dependent (smokers) | 5 | 1 | 7.481 | 1 | 0.006 |
| Alanine aminotransferase (U/l) | 30.5 ± 13.3 | 15.7 ± 6.2 | −3.10 | 15 | 0.007 |
| Aspartate aminotransferase (U/l) | 26.5 ± 10.2 | 18.2 ± 4.1 | −2.34 | 15 | 0.033 |
| GGTP | 130.5 ± 118.6 | 9.5 ± 7.8 | −3.23 | 15 | 0.006 |
Comparisons between groups were by t-test or chi-squared.