Table 1.
Participant Characteristics
| Control (n = 24) |
Placebo (n = 24) |
Alcohol (n = 24) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex (% female) | 46% | 50% | 50% |
| Agea | 21.7 (0.9) | 21.6 (0.9) | 21.8 (1.1) |
| Years of educationa | 15.5 (0.8) | 15.5 (1.0) | 15.2 (2.1) |
| Racea | |||
| White | 64% | 55% | 57% |
| Black/African American | 14% | 9% | 9% |
| Asian | 14% | 23% | 22% |
| Other | 9% | 14% | 13% |
| Family history of alcoholism | 13% | 13% | 17% |
| # Drinking occasions in past 30 daysb |
5.8 (5.4) | 6.8 (4.8) | 5.0 (4.7) |
| Typical # drinks per occasion in past 30 daysb |
4.5 (1.8) | 5.2 (2.0) | 4.91.8 |
| Alcohol Dependence Scaleb | 5.3 (3.2) | 5.8 (2.3) | 5.9 (3.3) |
| Rutgers Alcohol Problem Indexb | 6.3 (5.9) | 8.3 (6.8) | 6.5 (5.0) |
| Beck Anxiety Inventoryb | 4.4 (4.9) | 3.1 (3.2) | 2.9 (2.7) |
| Beck Depression Inventoryb | 5.2 (5.4) | 3.9 (3.5) | 3.6 (3.8) |
a
Demographic data were missing for 5 individuals.
b
Assessed over past 30 days.
Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation (in parentheses) or percent endorsing item