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. 2017 Jan 18;7:214. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2016.00214

Table 4.

Baseline sociodemographic variables and psychiatric disorders in abstinent alcohol use disorders patients diagnosed with psychiatric comorbidity grouped according to sex.

Variable Alcohol (N = 85)
Comorbid substance use disorders
Other comorbid mental disorders
Male (N = 31) Female (N = 7) p-Value Male (N = 40) Female (N = 21) p-Value
Age [mean (SD)] Years 44.7 (8.3) 46.7 (7.7) 0.562a 45.9 (8.3) 48.9 (5.6) 0.148a

BMI [mean (SD)] kg/m2 26.1 (4.0) 23.3 (3.3) 0.090a 26.6 (4.0) 24.0 (3.5) 0.013a

Liver and pancreas diseases [N (%)] No 28 (90.3) 7 (100.0) 1.000b 35 (87.5) 17 (81.0) 0.706b
Yes 3 (9.7) 0 (0.0) 5 (12.5) 4 (19.0)
Steatosis 1 (3.2) 0 (0.0) 2 (5.0) 2 (9.5)
Cirrhosis 1 (3.2) 0 (0.0) 1 (2.5) 1 (4.8)
Pancreatitis 1 (3.2) 0 (0.0) 2 (5.0) 1 (4.8)

Lifetime alcohol use disorders [N (%)] Abuse 3 (9.7) 1 (14.3) 1.000b 3 (7.5) 2 (9.5) 1.000b
Dependence 28 (90.3) 6 (85.7) 37 (92.5) 19 (90.5)

Smoking [N (%)] No 4 (12.9) 1 (14.3) 0.568b 4 (10.0) 4 (19.0) 0.574b
Yes 23 (74.2) 4 (57.1) 31 (77.5) 14 (66.7)
Former smoker 4 (12.9) 2 (28.6) 5 (12.5) 3 (14.3)

Other lifetime substance use disorders [N (%)] No 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 13 (32.5) 14 (66.7) 0.015b
Yes 31 (100.0) 7 (100.0) 27 (67.5) 7 (33.3)
Cocaine 25 (80.6) 3 (42.9) 0.063b 22 (55.0) 3 (14.3) 0.003b
Cannabis 13 (41.9) 2 (28.6) 0.681b 11 (27.5) 2 (9.5) 0.187b
Heroin 1 (3.2) 2 (28.6) 0.081b 1 (2.5) 2 (9.5) 0.270b
Sedatives 1 (3.2) 1 (14.3) 0.339b 1 (2.5) 1 (4.8) 1.000b
Others 7 (3.2) 0 (0.0) 0.309b 5 (12.5) 0 (0.0) 0.154b

Common lifetime mental disorders [N (%)] No 4 (12.9) 0 (0.0) 1.000b 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Yes 27 (87.1) 7 (100.0) 40 (100.0) 21 (100.0)
Mood 16 (51.6) 6 (85.7) 0.203b 26 (65.0) 16 (76.2) 0.561b
Anxiety 8 (25.8) 1 (14.3) 1.000b 11 (27.5) 5 (23.8) 1.000b
Psychosis 2 (6.5) 0 (0.0) 1.000b 4 (10.0) 2 (9.5) 1.000b
Personality 11 (35.5) 5 (71.4) 0.108b 14 (35.0) 7 (33.3) 1.000b
ADHD (childhood) 17 (54.8) 1 (14.3) 0.093b 19 (47.5) 3 (14.3) 0.012b

BMI, body mass index; ADHD, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Bold numbers denote significant differences (p < 0.05).

ap-Value from Student’s t-test.

bp-Value from Fisher’s exact test or chi-square test.