Table 1.
Means for baseline covariates by baseline alcohol consumption group membership. For continuous variables, standard deviations are shown in parentheses.
| Covariate | Episodic-Heavy Moderate Drinkers (n = 74) |
Regular Moderate Drinkers (n = 372) |
Overall Testb |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 61.00 (2.99) |
61.61 (3.19) |
F = 2.33 |
| Gender (Female = 0, Male = 1) |
.80 | .74 | χ2 = 1.11 |
| SESa | −0.28 (0.86) |
0.29 (0.81) |
F = 30.04** |
| Marital Status (No = 0, Yes = 1) |
.70 | .80 | χ2 = 3.76 |
| Medical Conditions | 1.15 (1.26) |
0.92 (1.07) |
F = 2.54 |
| Obesity (No = 0, Yes = 1) |
.19 | .07 | χ2 = 10.05** |
| Smoking Status (No = 0, Yes = 1) |
.32 | .16 | χ2 = 10.73** |
| Physical Activity | 1.03 (1.13) |
1.25 (1.25) |
F = 2.06 |
| Depressive Symptoms | 22.81 (13.51) |
17.77 (12.61) |
F = 9.63** |
| Avoidance Coping | 6.14 (3.58) |
4.37 (2.92) |
F = 21.02** |
| Number of Close Friends | 2.84 (1.37) |
2.80 (1.35) |
F = 0.04 |
| Quality of Friend Support | 16.18 (4.99) |
16.59 (4.70) |
F = 0.47 |
a
Standardized scale.
b
df for F = 1, 444; df for χ2 = 1
**
p < .01