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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Prev Sci. 2019 Jul;20(5):741–752. doi: 10.1007/s11121-018-0974-6

TABLE 1:

Effect Sizes - Cohen’s ds and percent differences for difference between AUD and No AUD groups on alcohol involvement indicators.

Peak BAC Typical BAC Typical Quantity Percent Binge Drinkers Percent Heavy Binge Drinkers Alcohol Related Consequences
Wave 1 0.22 0.28 0.39 23% 6% 0.38
Wave 2 0.54 0.44 0.43 17% 7% 0.50
Wave 3 0.44 0.44 0.37 14% 4% 0.51
Wave 4 0.36 0.32 0.38 11% 6% 0.54
Wave 5 0.53 0.45 0.43 21% 7% 0.59
Wave 6 0.36 0.30 0.41 18% 5% 0.58
Wave 7 0.47 0.41 0.53 20% 14% 0.60
Wave 8 0.60 0.48 0.67 31% 14% 0.53
Wave 9 0.47 0.45 0.58 24% 11% 0.59
Wave 10 0.41 0.38 0.60 26% 12% 0.51
Wave 11 0.90 0.78 0.63 29% 14% 0.49
Wave 12 0.68 0.48 0.54 27% 13% 0.51
Wave 13 0.67 0.55 0.72 29% 12% 0.52
Wave 14 0.67 0.51 0.67 29% 13% 0.55
Wave 15 0.77 0.61 0.67 25% 15% 0.79
Wave 16 0.86 0.60 0.68 28% 10% 0.77
Wave 17 0.68 0.55 0.64 34% 4% 0.65
Wave 18 0.95 0.67 0.70 36% 6% 0.82
Wave 19 0.79 0.60 0.54 23% 11% 0.67
Average
daverage 0.60 0.49 0.56 24% 10% 0.58
CI .69, .51 .55, .43 .61, .50 13%, 35% 11%, 8% .64, .53
Minimum
Wave # 1 1 3 4 3 1
dwave# .22 .28 .37 11% 4% .38
Maximum
Wave # 18 11 13 18 18 18
dwave# .95 .78 .72 36% 36% .82

Note: Calculation conducted as AUD - No AUD. Cohen’s d cutoffs .2 = small, .5 = medium, .8 = large. AUD = self-reported symptoms consistent with an alcohol use disorder; No AUD = self-reported symptoms not consistent with an alcohol use disorder. Peak BAC = estimated peak blood alcohol concentration; typical BAC = estimated typical blood alcohol concentration.