Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics, parental history of alcohol/substance problems, psychiatric symptoms and alcohol parameters in the study cohort. Data are presented as the mean (SD), median (min–max) or frequency (percent)
| All subjects women n = 75 |
Childhood abuse n = 38 |
No childhood abuse n = 37 |
p-value test statistics |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | ||||
| Mean (SD)a | 50.5 (11.7) | 48.9 (12.2) | 52.1 (11.1) | p = 0.24 |
| Median (min–max) | 51.0 (25–72) | 48.0 (25–72) | 53.0 (25–71) | |
| Cohabitant | ||||
| n (% yes)b | 38 (50.7%) | 17 (44.7%) | 21 (56.8%) | p = 0.36 |
| School education in years | ||||
| Mean (SD)a | 12.5 (2.6) | 12.9 (2.8) | 12.1 (2.4) | p = 0.18 |
| Median (min–max) | 12.0 (8–20) | 12.0 (9–20) | 12.0 (8–17) | |
| Employment or studying | ||||
| n (% yes)b | 60 (80.0%) | 30 (78.9%) | 30 (81.1%) | p = 1.00 |
| Maternal alcohol /substance problem | ||||
|
n (% yes)b n = 74 |
15 (20.3%) | 11 (28.9%) | 4 (11.1%) | p = 0.083 |
| Paternal alcohol /substance problem | ||||
|
n (% yes)b n = 74 |
29 (39.2%) | 15 (39.5%) | 14 (38.9%) | p = 1.00 |
| Lifetime depression | ||||
| n (% yes)b | 50 (66.7%) | 28 (73.7%) | 22 (59.5%) | p = 0.23 |
| Lifetime anxiety | ||||
| n (% yes)b | 59 (78.7%) | 32 (84.2%) | 27 (73.0%) | p = 0.27 |
| Lifetime suicide attempt | ||||
| n (% yes)b | 26 (34.7%) | 17 (44.7%) | 9 (24.3%) | p = 0.090 |
| Onset age of AUD | ||||
| Mean (SD)a | 43.2 (12.7) | 40.2 (13.8) | 46.2 (10.9) | p = 0.042 |
| Median (min–max) | 44.0 (14–70) | 41.0 (14–68) | 45.0 (23–70) | |
| Years of AUD | ||||
| Mean (SD)c | 7.3 (7.7) | 8.7 (8.3) | 5.9 (6.9) | p = 0.106 |
| Median (min–max) | 5.0 (0–32) | 6.0 (0–32) | 3.0 (0–31) | |
a Two-sample t-test
b Fisher’s exact test
c Mann-Whitney U-test
Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; AUD, alcohol use disorder