Table 1a.
Demographic description of the three groups: Controls (CON), Abstainers (ABS), Relapsers (REL).
| TP1 | TP2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CON | ABS | REL | CON | ABS | REL | |
| N | 30 | 12 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 14 |
| Age [years] | 44.2 (11.1) | 37.1 (7.8) | 43.9 (10.4) | 42.6 (10.9) | 38.1 (8.5) | 43.2 (9.2) |
| Gender F|M [n| | 12|18 | 8|4 | 8|14 | 7|14 | 6|4 | 5|9 |
| Education [years] | 15.9 (2.4) | 14.7 (1.9) | 14.8 (2.0) | 16.1 (2.5) | 14.7 (1.6) | 15.6 (1.6) |
| 1-year average drinks/month | 6.1 (8.3) | 367.0 (206.1)** | 355.2 (243.8)** | 7.5 (9.9) | 329.6 (192.9)* | 384.8 (297.4)** |
| Lifetime average drinks/month | 8.7 (7.3) | 183.9 (93.6)** | 190.4 (98.6)** | 7.9 (6.8) | 160.9 (80.7)** | 197.6 (111.8)* |
| Smokers no | current | former [n] | 15|3|4 | 7|2|3 | 10|9|3 | 8|3|2 | 6|2|2 | 7|4|3 |
| FTND total score | 2.1 (2.0) | 1.6 (2.3) | 2.7 (2.1) | 2.0 (1.8) | 1.3 (1.5) | 2.3 (2.2) |
| BIS-II-total score | 55.1 (9.9) | 65.8 (8.8)* | 66.6 (11.7)** | 54.4 (10.9) | 62.3 (11.6) | 63.1 (9.3)* |
| BDI_total score | 3.1 (3.9) | 12.0 (8.9)** | 15.0 (7.5)** | 2.6 (2.8) | 7 (6.8) | 9.9 (5.8)** |
| STAI_state score | 23.9 (5.4) | 37.5 (11.0)* | 38.2 (12.6)** | 25.3 (8.8) | 35.7 (12.0)* | 33.5 (9.6) |
| STAI_trait score | 30.9 (8.9) | 47.0 (11.7)** | 47.5 (11.5)** | 30.1 (6.8) | 41.9 (10.6)* | 38.8 (10.5)* |
Mean value with SD in brackets; one asterisk = p < 0.05, two asterisks = p < 0.001 indicate the statistical level on which the two AUD groups differed from the controls as the reference group. The controls were pooled from three contemporaneously performed research studies, so not all demographic variables were consistently available. The variables other than age, gender and education were obtained from 22 controls at timepoint 1 and 9 controls at timepoint 2. Abbreviations: TP, timepoint; FTND, Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence; BIS-II, Barratt Impulsiveness Scale; BDI, Beck Depression Inventory; STAI State/STAI Trait, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory State/Trait.