Table 2.
Variables associated with alcohol consumption and psychiatric comorbidity.
| Variables | Patients with alcohol use disorder | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total sample N = 262 |
Subcohort N = 58 |
Statisticsa | df | p-value | |
| Age at onset of consumption [mean (SD)] (years) | 16.26 (3.9) | 15.17 (2.95) | 1.670b | 314 | 0.096 |
| Age at the development of dependence [mean (SD)] (years) | 29.56 (10.62) | 31.23 (11.07) | − 0.946b | 347 | 0.339 |
| Length of AUD diagnosis [mean (SD)] (years) | 15.35 (10.41) | 16.36 (14.93) | − 0.051b | 295 | 0.964 |
| Severity criteria [mean (range)] | |||||
| Criteria (0–11) | 7.46 (2.19) | 7.88 (2.08) | − 1.285b | 316 | 0.200 |
| Duration of abstinence [Mean (mode)] (Days) | 306.67 (60) | 128.61 (60) | 2.443b | 312 | 0.003 |
| Comorbid substance use disorders [N (%)] | |||||
| Cocaine | 77 (29.4) | 19 (32.8) | 0.326c | 1 | 0.633 |
| Cannabis | 34 (13) | 6 (10.3) | 0.266 | 0.825 | |
| Sedatives | 18 (6.9) | 5 (8.6) | 0.245 | 0.579 | |
| Comorbid psychiatric disorders N (%)] | |||||
| Mood | 119 (45.4) | 25 (43.1) | 0.024c | 1 | 1 |
| Anxiety | 81 (30.9) | 20 (34.5) | 0.441 | 0.529 | |
| Personality | 43 (16.4) | 5 (8.6) | 2.071 | 0.221 | |
| ADHD | 54 (20.6) | 6 (10.3) | 3.028 | 0.217 | |
| Psychiatric medication use [N (%)] | |||||
| Antidepressants | 114 (43.5) | 31(53.4) | 1.821c | 1 | 0.189 |
| Anxiolytics | 103 (39.3) | 19 (32.8) | 0.933 | 0.370 | |
| Anticraving | 71 (27.1) | 19 (32.8) | 0.713 | 0.420 | |
| Disulfiram use [N (%)] | 168 (64.1) | 45 (77.6) | 0.704c | 1 | 0.590 |
df degree of freedom.
Bold values are statistically significant for p < 0.05.
aThe statistical analysis was conducted using the logarithmic transformed values to ensure that statistical assumptions were met for age at the onset of consumption, age at the development of dependency, duration AUD, severity criteria met and duration of abstinence.
bStudent’s t test statistic.
cChi-square test statistic.