Table 1.

Baseline patient characteristics and co-morbidities: Data shown as mean ± standard deviation or percentage.

	Alcohol Abuse	No Alcohol Abuse	p-value
Total Number Patients	13	22
Demographics and Co-morbidities
% Male	77%	41%	0.07
Enrollment Actual Body Wt (kg)	77.8 ± 14.7	86.4 ± 22.0	0.22
Height (cm)	176.9 ± 9.0	171.5 ± 10.9	0.14
Predicted Body Weight (kg)	71.3 ± 9.9	64.7 ± 11.7	0.10
Enrollment BSA	1.9 ± 0.2	2.0 ± 0.2	NS
Age	50.6 ± 11.0	44.2 ± 15.3	0.19
Race (%African American)	77%	86%	NS
Chronic Heart Disease	0%	14%	NS
Hx Pulmonary Disease	8%	27%	NS
Hx Renal Disease	0%	0%	NS
Hx Hepatic Disease	23%	5%	0.13
Hx HIV	46%	32%	NS
Smoker	90%	69%	NS
AUDIT Score	18.1	0.3	<0.0001
SMAST Score	6.2	0.3	<0.0001
Characteristics at Enrollment
APACHE II Score	25.5 ± 7.3	23.8 ± 1.2	NS
Lung Injury Score	2.8 ± 0.6	2.8 ± 0.6	NS
SOFA Score	10.7 ± 6.8	11.1 ± 2.3	NS
Creatinine	1.3 ± 1.0	1.6 ± 1.1	NS
Albumin	1.5 ± 0.3	2.1 ± 0.6	0.005
Primary ARDS Risk Factor
Sepsis	77%	77%	NS
Aspiration	8%	23%	NS
Trauma	8%	0%	NS
Pancreatitis	8%	0%	NS
Direct Lung Injury	54%	55%	NS

BSA: Body Surface Area; AUDIT: Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test; SMAST: Short Michigan Alcohol Screening Test; SOFA: Sequential Organ Failure Assessment; HIV: Human Immunodeficiency Virus