Table 1.
Cohort demographic, psychiatric and medical characteristics (n = 167)
| Demographics | |
| Gender, % male | 84 |
| Age, M (SD) | 50 (8) |
| Race, % white | 95 |
| Education, % > high school | 48 |
| Occupation, % blue collar | 75 |
| Marital status, % married | 52 |
| Alcohol and psychiatric history | |
| Years heavy drinking, M (SD) | 20 (9) |
| Months of sobriety, M (SD)b | 40 (46) |
| Average drinks/week, M(SD)b | 107 (109) |
| Alcohol rehabilitation, % yes | 45 |
| Family history alcoholism, % yes | 63 |
| Alcohol dependence diagnosis, % yes | 75 |
| Other substance use, % yes | 38 |
| Depressive disorder, % yes | 20 |
| Anxiety disorder, % | 13 |
| Medical variables | |
| Presence of hepatitis C, % yes | 47 |
| MELD score, M (SD)a | 17 (7) |
| Charlson comorbidity score (SD) | 7.15 (1.5) |
a
Log transformed to reduce skewness prior to statistical test. Untransformed means and SDs are presented to facilitate interpretation.