Table 4.

Alcohol consumption pre- and post-injury.

	N	Baseline	Follow-up	Difference	Comparison*
		%	%	%
All	201	69.7	51.2	18.5	P < 0.05
Sex
Male	151	71.6	51.7	20.0	P < 0.05
Female	50	64.0	50.0	14.0	NS
Age at injury**
18–24	48	80.4	66.7	13.8	NS
25–34	49	71.4	51.0	20.4	P < 0.05
35–44	49	63.3	49.0	14.3	NS
45–54	41	72.5	39.0	33.5	P < 0.05
55–64	10	60.0	50.0	10.0	NS
Race-ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White	52	72.1	53.7	18.4	P < 0.05
Others	149	62.8	44.2	18.5	P < 0.05

*McNemar Test.

**Only four cases in the SCI group over age 65, so no comparisons are presented.

NS = not statistically significant at P < 0.05.