Table 1. Demographics and clinical characteristics of the KD and SA groups.
ADS, Alcohol Dependence Scale; BRAC, Breath Alcohol Concentration; CIWA-Ar, Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment (revised version); IQ, intelligence quotient; TLFB, Timeline Followback; WASI, Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence.
| KD (n = 19) | SA (n = 14) | P value | |
| Age (years) | 39.3 (11.2) | 44.2 (16.4) | 0.311 |
| Sex | 7 females (37%) | 3 females (21%) | 0.341 |
| 12 males (63%) | 11 males (79%) | ||
| BMI admission | 24.5 (3.4) | 27.6 (5.4) | 0.051 |
| Study weight loss (kg) |
1.4 (2.8) | 1.8 (2.2) | 0.692 |
| Mean calories per day during study (kcal) |
2674.3 (469.2) | 2632.1 (261.5) | 0.764 |
| Ethnicity | 6 Black/ African-American 11 White, 2 Multiracial |
6 Black/ African-American 6 White, 2 Multiracial |
0.694 |
| Years of education |
12.7 (2.8) | 14.2 (2.5) | 0.110 |
| WASI IQ | 99.2 (16.3) | 98.3 (22.5) | 0.892 |
| Smoking status | 10 smokers | 9 smokers | 0.503 |
| 9 nonsmokers | 5 nonsmokers | ||
| LDH (kg) | 984.9 (945.5) | 1414.4 (1462.6) | 0.320 |
| TLFB drinks/day | 15.2 (8.4) | 17.0 (9.8) | 0.584 |
| TLFB no. of drinking days |
73.0 (21.1) | 79.7 (13.0) | 0.299 |
| ADS | 21.0 (9.8) | 23.6 (7.2) | 0.399 |
| Days since last drink admission |
0.58 (1.0) | 0.9 (1.4) | 0.514 |
| BRAC at admission |
0.10 (0.12) | 0.10 (0.12) | 0.920 |
| CIWA-Ar score at admission |
6.4 (4.9) | 5.4 (4.2) | 0.540 |
| Benzodiazepines (mg) at admission |
49.0 (41.2) | 34.3 (36.9) | 0.300 |
| Benzodiazepines at admission (n) |
13 oxazepam, 3 diazepam, and 3 none |
10 oxazepam and 4 none |
0.375 |
| MADRS depression at baseline |
18.2 (9.0) | 21.7 (12.4) | 0.355 |
| Anxiety at baseline |
12.7 (6.4) | 15.6 (9.1) | 0.305 |