Table 1.
Characteristics of the study groups
| AUD M (SD) | CTL M (SD) | p | Effect Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 33 | 22 | ||
| Sex (M/F) | 23/10 | 12/10 | .25 | φ = 0.15 |
| Age (yrs.) | 52.4 (6.1) | 53.4 (6.5) | .97 | g = 0.00 |
| Education (yrs.) | 13.2 (2.7) | 15.7 (1.8) | <.001 | g = 1.05 |
| SES | 43.7 (18.6) | 27.9 (14.4) | .001 | g = 0.93 |
| BMI | 27.5 (5.0) | 27.5 (4.2) | .98 | g = 0.00 |
| BDI-II | 8.5 (6.8) | 0.8 (1.2) | <.001 | g = 1.44 |
| DRS-2 | 136 (5.2) | 140 (2.9) | <.001 | g = 0.90 |
| GAF | 72.4 (12.3) | 84.9 (5.7) | <.001 | g = 1.22 |
| ADL-p | 2.2 (2.8) | 1.0 (1.6) | .05 | g = 0.50 |
| ADL-i | 0.7 (0.9) | 0.1 (0.2) | <.001 | g = 0.26 |
| Lifetime alcohol consumption in kg | 1262.8 (1073.6) | 22.4 (28.3) | <.001 | g = 1.49 |
| in log kg | 3.0 (0.3) | 1.1 (0.7) | <.001 | g = 3.81 |
| AUDIT | 16.5 (11.1) | 1.6 (1.1) | <.001 | g = 1.72 |
| Age at AUD onset (years) | 27.0 (9.2) | -- | -- | -- |
| Weeks since last AUD episode | 89.8 (158.8) | -- | -- | -- |
| in log weeks | 1.5 (0.7) | -- | -- | -- |
| Days since last drink | 373.1 (935.6) | 935.8 (3279.1)a | .35 | g = 0.26 |
| in log days | 1.8 (0.9) | 1.4 (1.0) | .20 | g = 0.32 |
M (SD) = mean (standard deviation); Effect size = Chi square φ, Hedges’ g; Between group t-tests; significance level was set at p < .05, 2-tailed;
a
the large SD in CTL is due to 3 participants, who last drank an alcoholic beverage 4, 10, and 42 years ago
Abbreviations: AUD=Alcohol Use Disorder; CTL=controls; men/women (m/w); Age (years), education (years), socioeconomic status (SES): lower values correspond with higher SES; body mass index (BMI); Beck’s depression inventory (BDI); dementia rating scale (DRS-2); global assessment of functioning (GAF); physical activities of daily living (ADL-p); instrumental activities of daily living (ADL-i); alcohol use disorder identification test (AUDIT)