Table 1:

AP1 Group demographics and clinical variables

Variable	CON (n = 33)	nvsALC (n = 33)	fsALC (n = 27)	asALC (n = 72)	Group comparison*
Age (years)	48 (10)	51 (10) [25–71]	54 (12) [27–69]	49 (9) [28–68]	fsALC > CON
% Male	85	87	83	91	asALC > fsALC
% White	80	87	86	75	NS
Education (years)	15.9 (1.9) [12–20]	14.4 (2.3) [10–18]	14.7 (2.0) [12–18]	13.3 (1.7) [9–20]	CON > nvsALC, fsALC, asALC nvsALC, fsALC > asALC
AMNART	120 (6) [101–129]	113 (10) [95–127]	116 (7) [104–129]	113 (9) [91–128]	CON > nvsALC, fsALC asALC
Duration of Abstinence at AP1 (days)	NA	33 (10) [16–58]	34 (8) [17–48]	33 (8) [16–58]	NS
Beck Depression Inventory score	3 (3) [0–8]	10 (9) [0–28]	7 (7) [0–31]	11 (8) [0–37]	nvsALC, fsALC, asALC > CON
STAI Y-2 score	33 (2) [21–47]	46 (11) [24–72]	41 (12) [22–62]	44 (8) [21–71]	nvsALC, fsALC, asALC > CON
1-yr. average drinks/month	16 (14) [0–60]	365 (213) [99–850]	268 (141) [92–554]	433 (231) [102–998]	nvsALC, fsALC, asALC > CON nvsALC, asALC > fsALC
Lifetime average drinks/month	16 (14) [1–54]	185 (118) [101–532]	146 (83) [90–352]	264 (138) [95–906]	nvsALC, fsALC, asALC > CON nvsALC, asALC > fsALC asALC > nvsALC
FTND	NA	NA	NA	5 (2) [2–10]	NA
Cigarette pack-years	NA	NA	22 (16) [3–70]	25 (18) [2–80]	NA
n (%) with medical comorbidity	NA	16 (49)	15 (56)	33 (46)	NS
n (%) taking medication for medical comorbidity	NA	16 (48)	15 (55)	33 (46)	NS
n (%) with psychiatric comorbidity	NA	16 (47)	13 (48)	22 (31)	NS
n (%) taking medication for psychiatric comorbidity	NA	17 (50)	14 (52)	37 (52)	NS
n (%) with substance comorbidity	NA	11 (34)	9 (33)	32 (44)	NS

mean (standard deviation) [minimum - maximum] except where indicated;

^*All listed group comparisons p < .05; 1-yr. average: number of alcoholic drinks per month over 1-year prior to study; AMNART: American National Adult Reading Test; Lifetime average: number of alcoholic drinks per month over lifetime; FTND: Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence; NA: not applicable, NS: no significant group differences; STAI Y-2: State-Trait Anxiety Inventory – State