Table 1.

Demographics of Alcohol Use Disorder Subjects and non-Alcohol Use Disorder Controls.

	Non-AUD Controls, n=29	AUD Subjects, n=32	p value
Age	41±8	41±8	0.90
Sex, % men	79%	78%	1.0
AUDIT* Score, average	2±1	27±1	<0.0001
Current Smoker, %	66%	59%	0.79
Pack-years	19±11	8±9	0.002
Fomer Smoker, %	20%	27%	1.0
Pack-years	17±19	1±1	0.20
BAL** white blood cells (106)	12.1±7.6	11.0±5.3	0.49
Non-current smokers	8.6±4.1	9.5±3.1	0.53
Current smokers	13.9±8.5	11.9±6.2	0.41
Percent yield of BAL procedure	45±14%	46±14%	0.86
Peripheral white blood cells (x103), per cc3 blood	7.0±2.0	7.0±1.8	0.96
Serum total bilirubin, mg/dL	0.71±0.41	0.83±0.41	0.28
Serum albumin, g/dL	4.1±0.3	4.1±0.4	0.64

*AUDIT=alcohol use disorders identification test;

BAL**=bronchoalveolar lavage. Percent yield of BAL procedure= (volume of fluid aspirated/volume of fluid instilled into lung)*100