Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics. Unlikely Responders Compared to Likely Responders
| Variable |
Unlikely responders n = 197 |
Likely responders n = 141 |
Unadjusted p‐value a |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | |||
| Age (SD) | 49.72 (10.99) | 50.51 (10.65) | 0.51 |
| Gender (%) | Male (65.99) | Male (65.96) | 1.0 |
| Years of Education (SD) | 15.37 (2.69) | 15.07 (2.62) | 0.308 |
| Race (%) |
White (76.65) Black (15.74) |
White (65.25) Black: (22.70) |
0.202 |
| Drinking measures | |||
| Percent HDD (%) | 74.80 (23.29) | 79.81 (21.21) | 0.044 |
| Drinks per week (SD) | 54.71 (25.45) | 59.21 (34.18) | 0.166 |
| Drinks/drinking day (SD) | 9.06 (4.03) | 9.68 (5.12) | 0.215 |
| Days abstinent (%) | 12.65 (15.31) | 12.21 (15.57) | 0.794 |
| Alcohol attitude measures | |||
| Alcohol Craving Questionnaire (SD) | 2.82 (0.79) | 2.67 (0.89) | 0.617 |
| Alcohol‐related consequences (SD) | 20.93 (9.30) | 21.77 (11.45) | 0.456 |
| AUD symptoms (SD) | 7.61 (2.06) | 7.11 (2.15) | 0.033 |
| AUD severity (% Severe) | 79.19 | 68.79 | 0.041 |
| Motivation to reach goal (SD) | 8.73 (1.49) | 8.99 (1.42) | 0.115 |
| Confidence to reach goal (SD) | 6.86 (2.33) | 6.62 (2.33) | 0.340 |
| Behavioral measures | |||
| BIS—Attention (SD) | 15.58 (4.24) | 15.07 (4.16) | 0.270 |
| BIS—Motor (SD) | 21.97 (3.61) | 23.07 (4.23) | 0.011 |
| BIS—Nonplanning (SD) | 23.00 (5.48) | 24.23 (5.78) | 0.048 |
| Beck Anxiety Inventory (SD) | 8.25 (7.47) | 5.86 (7.84) | 0.005 |
| Beck Depression Inventory (SD) | 11.49 (8.64) | 9.09 (8.57) | 0.012 |
| Profile of Mood States Scale (SD) | 63.87 (20.18) | 55.81 (15.73) | <0.001 |
| CIWAA—R b (SD) | 1.69 (2.90) | 1.20 (1.84) | 0.074 |
BIS, Barrett Impulsiveness Scale.
a
p‐values based on chi‐square or Wilcoxon rank tests as appropriate. Values shown in bold indicate substantial evidence of a difference between the likely and unlikely responder groups.
b
Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment of Alcohol—R.