[Table/Fig-1]:

Socio demographic details of alcohol dependents and non alcoholic subjects.

Demographic details		n(%)		p-value
		Alcoholic dependents	Non alcoholic subjects
Age	Mean(SD)	34.29(5.20)	35.89(4.92)	0.082(NS)###
Gender	Male	76(50%)	76(50%)
SES	Upper	6(7.8%)	2(2.6%)	0.471(NS)#
	Upper middle	21(27.3%)	23(30.3%)
	Lower middle	38(50%)	43(56.6%)
	Upper lower	11(14.5%)	8(10.5%)
Smoking	Smokers	67(88.2%)	73(96.1%)	0.079(NS) ##
	Non smokers	9(11.8%)	3(3.9%)
Quantity/day	Mean(SD)	7.18(3.22)	6.72(2.52)	0.016*

^#Chi-square test

^##Fisher-exact-test

^###Mann-Whitney U test

^*p<0.05 statistically significant p>0.05 non-significant, NS