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. 2021 Oct 20;12:750395. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.750395

Table 1.

Group characteristics.

AUD with High-Intensity Binge (N=251) AUD without High-Intensity Binge (N=178) Chi-square – value
N % N %
Male 186 74.1 120 67.4 2.0
Smoker 149 59.4 72 40.4 14.2*
Comorbid substance use disordersa 157 62.5 77 43.3 14.9*
Treatment seeker 159 63.3 55 30.9 42.6*
Mean SD Mean SD t-value
Age (years) 43.5 12.5 42.9 12.9 −0.4
AUDIT score 26.2 7.9 17.9 8.1 −10.6*
Alcohol Dependence Scale Score 19.9 8.8 11.6 7.8 −9.4*
Delay Discounting ln (k) −3.7 1.6 −3.9 1.4 −1.7
Depression ratingc 13.0 10.2 6.5 7.6 −7.6*
Anxiety ratingd 45.0 12.8 38.9 12.0 −5.1*
Aggression scoree 70.5 20.7 65.1 18.2 −2.8*
Impulsivity scoref 67.3 12.6 63.1 12.0 −3.5*
Positive Urgency 2.2 0.7 1.9 0.7 −4.4*
OCDS Q1 1.9 1.2 1.2 0.9 −7.1*
OCDS Q11 1.8 1.2 1.1 0.9 −7.3*
OCDS Q13 2.2 1.2 1.4 1.0 −7.1*
Median IQR Median IQR U-value
Nicotine dependence severityg 1.0 5.0 0.0 2.8 17,377*
Binge drinking daysb 79.0 39.0 34.0 48.8 10,924*
High-intensity binge drinking daysb 23.0 72.0 0.0 0.0
Average drinks per bingeb 14.3 8.1 6.5 2.3 3,587*
Total drinksb 986.0 929.0 322.5 299.3 6,365*
a

Diagnosis of cannabis or stimulant use disorder or abuse or dependence if assessed with SCID-IV.

b

Assessed by the 90-day timeline followback.

c

Assessed by the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale.

d

Assessed by the Spielberger State Trait Anxiety Inventory.

e

Assessed by the Buss Perry Aggression Questionnaire.

f

Assessed by the Barratt Impulsivity Scale version 11.

g

Assessed by the Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence.

*

denotes p<0.05 with Benjamini-Hochberg correction.