Table 3.
General characteristics of the participants.
| Characteristics | Categories | Exp. (n = 23) n (%) Mean ± SD |
Con. (n= 22) n (%) Mean ± SD |
Total (n = 45) n (%) Mean ± SD |
χ2 or t | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 16.00 ± 1.90 | 16.05 ± 1.64 | 16.02 ± 1.76 | 0.08 | 0.932 | |
| Education | Middle school 1 | 4(17.4) | 3(13.6) | 7(15.6) | 7.70 | 0.135 |
| Middle school 2 | 5(21.7) | 3(13.6) | 8(17.8) | |||
| Middle school 3 | 5(21.7) | 11(50.0) | 16(35.6) | |||
| High school 1 | 8(34.8) | 2(9.1) | 10(22.2) | |||
| High school 2 | 0(0.0) | 1(4.5) | 1(2.2) | |||
| High school 3 | 1(4.3) | 2(9.1) | 3(6.7) | |||
| First Drinking (years) | 12.78 ± 2.13 | 13.05 ± 1.21 | 12.91 ± 1.73 | 0.50 | 0.616 | |
| Drinking Frequency (days/month) |
13.30 ± 8.99 | 14.09 ± 11.27 | 13.69 ± 10.06 | 0.25 | 0.797 | |
| Drinking Amount (standard drinks/day) |
24.00 ± 13.55 | 24.41 ± 18.88 | 24.20 ± 16.19 | 0.08 | 0.934 | |
| Binge Drinking (days/month) |
10.65 ± 8.64 | 10.73 ± 9.74 | 10.69 ± 9.09 | 0.02 | 0.978 | |