Table 5.
Prevalence of Alcohol Withdrawal Symptoms in a Sample of White, Black, and Mexican-American Men Undergoing Alcoholism Treatment
| Ethnicity (%) | |||
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| Withdrawal Symptom | White (n = 258) | Black (n = 269) | Mexican-American (n = 221) |
| Shaking | 70 | 29 | 56 |
| Unable to sleep (i.e., insomnia) | 82 | 54 | 65 |
| Feeling anxious or depressed | 86 | 63 | 68 |
| Sweating | 75 | 52 | 63 |
| Rapid heart beat | 52 | 26 | 46 |
| Delirium tremens | 29 | 11 | 24 |
| Seeing/hearing things (i.e., hallucinations) | 28 | 25 | 27 |
| Nausea/vomiting | 61 | 36 | 48 |
| Weakness | 71 | 56 | 61 |
| Headaches | 60 | 58 | 57 |
| Fits/seizures | 16 | 8 | 15 |
| Drinking to stop withdrawal symptoms | 75 | 46 | 61 |
NOTE: All n’s are unweighted.