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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jan 31.
Published in final edited form as: Addict Behav. 2014 Oct 30;41:223–231. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2014.10.022

Table 1.

Baseline Characteristics

Participant Characteristics Condition
Overall (N=158) Control (N=77) ATIVR (N=81) p-value
 % male 53 53 53 .98
 % married 65 62 67 .57
 % employed full time 64 63 65 .81
 % 4 year college degree 57 59 56 .75
 age 48.66 (10) 48.12 (9) 49.17 (10.70) .52
 years of regular alcohol use 17.94 (12.2) 17.59 (11.4) 18.27 (13) .74
 number of DSM criteria 4.34 (1.3) 4.44 (1.2) 4.24 (1.4) .34
 % used nicotine last 30 days 25 27 23 .58
 % used marijuana last 30 days 9 10 7 .51
Alcohol use 30 days prior to CBT
 drinking days per week 3.46 (2.7) 3.31 (2.8) 3.60 (2.7) .50
 drinks per week 17.59 (18.37) 15.58 (16.42) 19.54 (20.00) .18
 drinks per drinking day 5.75 (4.3) 5.39 (3.9) 6.07 (4.6) .37
 heavy drinking days per weeka 1.82 (2.3) 1.66 (2.3) 1.99 (2.4) .37
 % of ppts drinking 82 78 86 .18
 % of ppts drinking heavilya 63 60 66 .43
Alcohol use 30 days prior to randomization
 drinking days per week 1.31 (1.9) 1.04 (1.7) 1.58 (2.1) .08
 drinks per week 5.78 (12.94) 4.94 (14.19) 6.57 (11.67) .43
 drinks per drinking day 4.11 (3.3) 4.08 (3.3) 4.14 (3.3) .94
 heavy drinking days per weeka 0.52 (1.3) 0.39 (1.1) 0.65 (1.4) .21
 % of ppts drinking 54 51 58 .35
 % of ppts drinking heavilya 32 29 36 .33

Note. Tabled values are means (standard deviations) unless noted. P-values correspond to t-tests for continuous measures and chi-squares for dichotomous measures. ATIVR = Automated Telephone Interactive Voice Response. CBT = Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.

a

Drinking heavily refers to meeting National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism threshold for high-risk drinking (5+/4+ drinks in a day for men/women).