Table 1.
Alcohol Involvement and Trauma Exposure by Race
| African American | European American | ||
|---|---|---|---|
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| n = 554 | n = 3233 | ||
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| %/M (SD) | %/M (SD) | AOR (95% CI) | |
| Alcohol Related Behaviors | |||
| Ever used Alcohol | 77.9% | 87.9% | 0.45 (0.34–0.60)*** |
| Age at Alcohol Initiation (years) | 16.8 (3.2) | 15.9 (2.5)*** | |
| ≥1 Alcohol Related Problem† | 49.0% | 68.2% | 0.44 (0.35–0.55)*** |
| Age at Alcohol Initiation (years)‡ | 16.5 (3.5) | 15.6 (2.6)*** | |
| Age at 1st Alcohol Problem (years)‡ | 19.6 (3.7) | 18.0 (2.9)*** | |
| Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)† | 24.7% | 39.5% | 0.47 (0.36–0.62)*** |
| Age at Alcohol Initiation (years)¥ | 16.0 (3.2) | 15.2 (2.4)* | |
| Age at 1st Alcohol Problem (years)¥ | 18.7 (3.4) | 17.2 (2.7)*** | |
| Age at AUD diagnosis (years)¥ | 20.0 (3.8) | 18.5 (3.1)*** | |
| Trauma Exposure | |||
| Sexual Abuse | 21.2% | 14.8% | 1.20 (0.90–1.58) |
| Sexual Abuse Age of Onset (years) | 9.5 (4.7) | 11.1 (5.5) | |
| Physical Abuse | 47.2% | 21.7% | 2.67 (2.13–3.35)*** |
| Physical Abuse Age of Onset (years) | 10.2 (3.4) | 10.7 (4.3) | |
| Witnessed another being killed or injured | 26.6% | 15.0% | 1.86 (1.46–2.37)*** |
| Witnessing Age of Onset (years) | 14.3 (4.9) | 15.7 (4.4)** | |
| Involved in a Disaster | 16.6% | 17.7% | 0.81 (0.61–1.08) |
| Disaster Age of Onset (years) | 12.7 (5.7) | 11.4 (5.6) | |
| Experienced an accident | 21.9% | 14.3% | 1.52 (1.18–1.94)** |
| Accident Age of Onset (years) | 15.9 (5.1) | 14.9 (5.1) | |
Note: European American race is reference level;
†
Conditional only includes those who ever used alcohol;
‡
Conditional only includes those who endorsed at least 1 AUD symptom;
¥
Conditional only includes those with AUD diagnosis; Adjusted Odds Ratios (AOR) adjust for age, familial household income, mothers and fathers education, and mother’s and father’s lifetime history of alcohol-related problems
*
p<0.05,
**
p<0.01,
***
p<0.001