Table 1.
Socio-demographics and descriptive characteristics of study patients with alcohol dependence (n = 294).
| Characteristic | n = 294 | Males (n = 237) | Females (n = 57) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex n (%) | 237 (80.6) | 57 (19.4) | ||
| Age at survey | M (SD) | 43.85 (10.96) | 43.54 (10.81) | 45.14 (11.56) |
| Me (IQR) | 42.0 (16.25) | 42.0 (15.5) | 45.0 (20.5) | |
| Place of living n (%) | Village | 43 (14.6) | 37 (15.6) | 6 (10.5) |
| Urban area | 251 (85.4) | 200 (84.4) | 51 (89.5) | |
| Educational level n (%) | Elementary | 58 (19.7) | 51 (21.5) | 7 (12.3) |
| Vocational | 84 (28.6) | 69 (29.1) | 15 (26.3) | |
| High School | 106 (36.1) | 83 (35.0) | 23 (40.4) | |
| University degree | 46 (15.6) | 34 (14.3) | 12 (21.1) | |
| Employment status n (%) | Employed | 107 (36.4) | 87 (36.7) | 20 (35.1) |
| Unemployed | 150 (51.0) | 123 (51.9) | 27 (47.4) | |
| Retired/sickness leave | 37 (12.6) | 27 (11.4) | 10 (17.5) | |
| Marital status n (%) | Never married | 127 (43.2) | 110 (46.4) | 17 (13.4) |
| Married | 64 (21.8) | 51 (21.5) | 13 (22.8) | |
| Divorced/Separated | 88 (30.0) | 69 (29.1) | 19 (33.4) | |
| Widowed | 15 (5.0) | 7 (3.0) | 8 (14.0) | |
| Age at first alcohol intake | M (SD) | 16.14 (4.40) | 15.69 (3.81) | 18.00 (5.98) |
| Me (IQR) | 16.0 (2.0) | 16.0 (3.5) | 17.0 (3.0) | |
| AUDIT score | M (SD) | 26.76 (7.63) | 27.70 (7.27) | 22.84 (7.89) |
| Me (IQR) | 28.0 (12.0) | 28.0 (11.5) | 22.0 (12.5) | |
| History of parental alcohol abuse/dependence n (%) | None | 174 (59.18) | 145 (61.2) | 29 (50.9) |
| Mother | 20 (6.80) | 17 (7.2) | 3 (5.3) | |
| Father | 84 (28.57) | 67 (28.3) | 17 (29.8) | |
| both | 16 (5.44) | 8 (3.4) | 8 (14.0) |
AUDIT—Alcohol Use Disorders Identification test; M (SD)—Mean (Standard deviation); Me—median; IQR—interquartile range; Z—Mann–Whitney test; p—level of statistical significance; r—effect size; V—Cramer’s V.