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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Mar 18.
Published in final edited form as: Drug Alcohol Depend. 2020 Aug 29;216:108269. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108269

Table 1.

Participant characteristics by group.

Characteristic Group with AUD Mean (SD) N = 77 Healthy Comparisons GroupMean (SD) N = 48 Sign. (p-value)
Age 44.1 (11.0) 45.8 (13.4) .452
Range (20–65)
Sex (% Female) 27.3 % 45.8 % .034*
Education (Years) 13.9 (2.4) 15.6 (2.2) < .001*
Range (7–20)
Ethnicity (%) .420
Caucasian 52.0 % 54.2 %
African American 32.5 % 31.3 %
Asian 2.6 % 6.3 %
Pacific Islander 0.0 % 2.1 %
Native American 2.6 % 0.0 %
Multi-ethnic 10.4 % 6.3 %
% Latinx 22.1 % 18.8 % .656
Employment Status .028*
Full Time 35.1 % 47.9 %
Part Time 15.6 % 29.2 %
Retired or Disability 14.3 % 6.3 %
Unemployed 35.1 % 16.7 %
Financial Status .376
Not enough money to pay bills 15.6 % 6.3 %
Enough money to pay bills but cut back 36.4 % 41.7 %
Enough money to pay bills but no extras 18.2 % 25.0 %
Enough money for extras 29.9 % 27.1 %
Alcohol (Past 30 Days)
Drinking Days 21.2 (8.3) 1.9 (4.4) < .001*
Range (0–30)
Drinks per Day 5.2 (3.6) .09 (0.2) < .001*
Range (0–16.9)
AUDIT Total 21.5 (7.2) 1.1 (1.4) < .001*
Range (0–37)
% Cannabis Users (TLFB Past 30) 36.4 % 2.1 % < .001*
% THC Positive 28.6 % 4.2 % < .001*
% Nicotine Users (TLFB Past 30) 29.9 % 4.2 % < .001*
Beck Depression Inventory-II Total Score 13.1 (10.0) 5.9 (7.9) < .001*
Range (0–40)
Beck Anxiety Inventory Total Score 10.1 (9.3) 3.1 (4.2) < .001*
Range (0–46)
% Meeting Criteria for Current MDEa 9.1 % 0.0 % .043*
% Meeting Criteria for Current CUDa 14.3 % 0.0 % .008*
Penn Alcohol Craving Scale Total Scoreb 14.2 (7.2)
Range (0–30)
Alcohol Dependence Scale Total Scoreb 16.9 (7.8)
Range (1–41)
DSM-5 SCID AUD Symptom Countb 6.4 (2.4)
Range (2–11)
% Mild AUD 10.4 %
% Moderate AUD 29.9 % ——
% Severe AUD 59.7 %

Note: AUDIT = Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test; TLFB = Timeline Follow-back; MDE = Major Depressive Episode; CUD = Cannabis Use Disorder; AUD = Alcohol Use Disorder;

a

diagnostic criteria according to DSM-5;

b

substance use information collected for group with AUD group only.

*

Denotes significance at the p < .05 level for corresponding significance test (Chi-Square, Fisher’s Exact, or independent samples T).