Table 1.

Demographic and substance use characteristics of the final sample (mean ± SD).

	Controls	BDs
n (females)	35 (16)	32 (20)
Age	18.08 ± 0.28	18.22 ± 0.42
Caucasian (%)	100	100
Age of drinking onset***	16.29 ± 1.04	15.22 ± 1.24
Total AUDIT score ***	1.94 ± 2.52	10.28 ± 4.06
Number of BD episodes, past 6 months ***	0.91 ± 1.75	22.91 ± 12.26
Average # drinks per drinking occasion ***	1.96 ± 1.53	6.78 ± 1.98

***p ≤.001,

AUDIT, Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test; BD episode: consumption of ≥ 5 (female) or ≥ 7 (male) Spanish standard drinks (10 g of alcohol) in 1 occasion.