Table 2.
Demographic and clinical characteristics by treatment group
| PBO | GABA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | (N=21) | (N=19) | ||
| Demographic Characteristics | Mean | SD | Mean | SD |
| Age (years) | 49.8 | 8.7 | 46.2 | 9.5 |
| n | % | n | % | |
| Male | 14 | 66.7 | 13 | 68.4 |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||
| Hispanic | 6 | 28.6 | 5 | 26.3 |
| Black | 4 | 19.1 | 3 | 15.8 |
| White | 11 | 52.4 | 11 | 57.9 |
| Education | ||||
| High School/equivalency | 5 | 25.0 | 4 | 21.1 |
| Some College or Post HS Tech training | 6 | 30.0 | 7 | 36.8 |
| Bachelor’s | 5 | 25.0 | 7 | 36.8 |
| Master’s | 4 | 20.0 | 1 | 5.3 |
| Employment Status | ||||
| Full-Time | 8 | 38.1 | 13 | 61.9 |
| Unemployed/Others | 10 | 55.6 | 8 | 44.4 |
| Currently Married | 11 | 52.4 | 9 | 50.0 |
| Clinical Characteristics | n | % | n | % |
| Baseline Alcohol Severity | ||||
| Low | 2 | 9.5 | 1 | 5.3 |
| High | 19 | 90.5 | 18 | 94.7 |
| Baseline DSM IV Other Substance Use Disorder | 2 | 9.5 | 1 | 5.3 |
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| Baseline DSM IV AUD Criteria | 5.7 | 1.0 | 5.4 | 1.3 |
| Baseline CIWA-Ar Score | 2.5 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 0.5 |
| Baseline Heavy Drinking Days | 24.9 | 4.5 | 24.8 | 3.6 |
| Baseline Drinks Per Day | 8.8 | 4.4 | 7.6 | 2.8 |
| Baseline Drinks Per Drinking Day | 9.5 | 4.3 | 8.0 | 2.9 |
| Baseline Percent Abstinent Days | 0.08 | 0.15 | 0.05 | 0.08 |
| Baseline HAMA Score | 5.1 | 4.1 | 5.6 | 5.3 |
*
One subject missing married, education, and employment status. Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding. Baseline Heavy Drinking Days, Drinks Per Day, Drinks Per Drinking Day, and Percent Abstinent Days calculated over 28 days prior to study entry. High Baseline Alcohol Severity defined as > 35 drinks/week for men and >28 drinks/week for women.