Table 1.
Frequency of men and women and means (SDs) of age, BMI, academic performance, age first intoxicated, Hangover Symptom Scale (HSS) score and estimated blood alcohol concentration (eBAC) by family history of alcohol problems
| Variables | FHN | FHP |
|---|---|---|
| n = 118 | n = 24 | |
| Sex | ||
| Females | 75 (64%) | 15 (63%) |
| Males | 43 (36%) | 9 (37%) |
| Age* | 20.58 | 22.00 |
| (2.04) | (3.18) | |
| BMI | 22.66 | 23.58 |
| (2.85) | (3.41) | |
| Academic performance | 64.49 | 62.50 |
| (8.46) | (11.52) | |
| Age first intoxicated* | 15.76 | 15.00 |
| (1.64) | (1.45) | |
| HSS* | 11.11 | 17.71 |
| (7.95) | (9.30) | |
| Occasions of drinking in the last month | 6.14 (5.04) | 8.58 (7.93) |
| Unitsa of alcohol consumed | ||
| Usual drinks in previous month | 4.97 | 4.50 |
| (3.00) | (3.05) | |
| Most drinks in previous month | 7.78 | 8.96 |
| (4.21) | (4.65) | |
| eBAC (g%) | ||
| Usual drinks in previous month | 0.030 | 0.039 |
| (0.039) | (0.073) | |
| Most drinks in previous month | 0.066 | 0.094 |
| (0.068) | (0.108) | |
FHN negative family history, FHP positive family history
aA unit of alcohol is a UK standard measure containing 8 g of ethanol
*p < 0.05