Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics of the Subjects Presented According to Sex
| Characteristics | Average ± SD or Frequency (%) | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Total, 183 | Male, 142 (77.6%) | Female, 41 (22.4%) | ||
| Age (years) | 53.6 ± 14.5 | 55.5 ± 14.2 | 47.1 ± 13.5 | 0.001 | |
| Age at first drink (years) | 17.5 ± 3.1 | 17.4 ± 3.0 | 17.9 ± 3.2 | 0.303 | |
| Age at start of habitual drinking (years) | 25.4 ± 8.8 | 24.6 ± 8.0 | 28.2 ± 11.0 | 0.065 | |
| Smoking (%) | Smoking | 122 (66.7) | 99 | 23 | 0.059 |
| Cessation | 20 (10.9) | 17 | 3 | ||
| Nonsmoking | 39 (21.3) | 25 | 14 | ||
| Marriage (%) | Married | 106 (57.9) | 79 | 27 | 0.513 |
| Divorced | 37 (20.2) | 30 | 7 | ||
| Unmarried | 31 (16.9) | 26 | 5 | ||
| Bereaved | 3 (1.6) | 3 | 0 | ||
| Cohabitating | 5 (2.7) | 3 | 2 | ||
| Occupation (%) | Full time | 78 (42.6) | 66 | 12 | <0.001 |
| Part time | 10 (5.5) | 6 | 4 | ||
| Retired | 37 (20.2) | 34 | 3 | ||
| Unemployed | 42 (23.0) | 34 | 8 | ||
| Housewife | 14 (7.7) | 0 | 14 | ||
| Student | 1 (0.5) | 1 | 0 | ||
The titles of the columns are represented by the first letters of abbreviated labels of the respective criteria. Bold numbers indicate a significant correlation between the diagnostic items, while italicized numbers indicate a weak connection.