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* |
Diagnosis of cannabis or stimulant use disorder or abuse or dependence if assessed with SCID-IV.
Assessed by the 90-day timeline followback.
Assessed by the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale.
Assessed by the Spielberger State Trait Anxiety Inventory.
Assessed by the Buss Perry Aggression Questionnaire.
Assessed by the Barratt Impulsivity Scale version 11.
Assessed by the Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence.
denotes p<0.05 with Benjamini-Hochberg correction.