Table 1. Demographics and Characteristics.
| Alcohol Dependence | Healthy Controls | P-Value | |
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| Gender, N, (%) | .004 | ||
| Male | 35 (77.8) | 22 (48.9) | |
| Female | 10 (22.2) | 23 (51.1) | |
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| Age, mean years (SD) | 43.25 (10.73) | 36.30 (10.94) | .003 |
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| Ethnicity, N, (%) | .088 | ||
| Black/African American | 24 (53.3) | 18 (40.0) | |
| European American | 17 (37.8) | 16 (35.6) | |
| Asian | 0 (0.0) | 6 (13.3) | |
| Multiracial | 1 (2.2) | 3 (6.7) | |
| Unknown | 3 (6.7) | 2 (4.4) | |
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| Smokers, N, (%) | 25 (55.6) | 0 (0.0) | <.0001 |
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| Alcohol Dependence Severity Score, mean (SD) | 19.68 (7.70) (N = 38) | 1.13 (2.25) (N = 31) | <.0001 |
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| Average Number of Drinks per Drinking Day, mean (SD) | 13.11 (8.84) | 1.80 (1.78) | <.0001 |