Table 1.

Demographic variables.

	Healthy control, n = 12	Alcohol dependent, n = 8
Age (range)	31.5 ± 13.2 (21-56)	53.1 ± 8.9* (39-63)
BMI	23.8 ± 5.1	31.3 ± 4.9*
Current smokers (n)	0	4
Cig/day	–	11.3 ± 14.4
Fagerstrom	–	7.0 ± 2.3
AUDIT (range)	7.8 ± 5.6 (2-20)	–
Alcohol intake (g/week)	67.2 ± 42.4	–
Months abstinent (range)	–	34.9 ±27.0 (8-72)
Lifetime ‘high risk' alcohol exposure (years)	–	21.1 ± 11.8
Beck Depression Inventory	3.2 ± 4.7	4.1 ± 3.9
STAI (trait anxiety)	32.2 ± 9.2	36.1 ± 8.6
Locus of Control Scale	6.3 ± 2.0	6.4 ± 2.9

Values are mean ± S.D. unless otherwise stated.

^*P < 0.05 unpaired t-test.