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. 2022 Aug 11;13:931280. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.931280

Table 2.

Demographic and clinical characteristics of study population (n = 64).

Characteristic AUD
(n = 50)
Healthy controls
(n = 14)
P-value
Age Mean ± SD (years) 39.5 ±12.0 25.4 ± 5.5 <0.001
N (%) N (%)
Sex 0.195
Male 24 (48%) 4 (28.57%)
Female 26 (52%) 10 (71.43%)
Race 0.079
AA/AI 22(44%) 2 (14.29%)
White 26 (52%) 10 (71.43%)
Asian 2 (4%) 2 (14.29%)
Marital status 0.073
Divorced 8 (16.33%) 0
Married 7 (14.29%) 0
Single 34 (69.39%) 14 (100%)
Mood disorder (SCID IV/5)*
Yes 10/50 (20%) 0 0.101
Anxiety disorder (SCID IV/5)*
Yes 17/50 (34%) 0 0.013
Mean ±SD
CPRS
BSA 7.8 ± 8.1 1.0 ± 1.6 <0.001
MADRS 10.8 ± 10.8 1.5 ± 2.5 <0.001
PSQI Global Score 8.1 ± 4.4 2.4 ± 1.7 <0.001
Drinking measures
Average drinks per day 8.5 ± 4.8 2.8 ± 1.0 <0.001
Number of heavy drinking days 54.7 ± 28.0 3.9 ± 4.6 <0.001
Number of drinking days 69.1 ± 21.1 21.6 ± 11.7 <0.001
Liver and inflammation biomarker
ALP U/L 67.5 ± 19.0 58.6 ± 12.1 0.104
AST U/L 40.1 ± 52.3 19.0 ± 5.4 0.007
Albumin g/dL 4.3 ± 0.3 4.4 ± 0.2 0.258
Bilirubin direct mg/dL 0.08 ± 0.12 0.00 ± 0.00 <0.001
Bilirubin total mg/dL 0.48 ± 0.29 0.42 ± 0.12 0.23
GGT U/L 69.1 ± 82.5 14.6 ± 5.7 <0.001
PT-INR 0.97 ± 0.07 1.03 ± 0.05 0.01
PT-Auto seconds 13.18 ± 0.73 13.72 ± 0.53 0.011
PTT-Auto seconds 31.0 ± 3.1 32.9 ± 2.7 0.033
ALT U/L 40.1 ± 39.7 15.2 ± 11.1 <0.001
CRP mg/L 1.8 ± 2.2 0.7 ± 0.8 0.004

AA/AI, African American/American Indian; SCID, Structural Clinical Interview for DSM Disorders; CPRS, Clinical pathological rating scale; BSA, Brief scale of anxiety; MADRS, Montgomery-Asberg depression rating scale; TLFB, Time-line Followback; ALP, Alkaline Phosphatase; AST, Aspartate Aminotransferase; GGT, Gamma-glutamyl transferase; PT_INR, Prothrombin Time International Normalized Ratio; PT_Auto, Automated Prothrombin time; PTT_Auto, Automated Partial Thromboplastin Time; ALT, Alanine Transaminase; CRP, C-Reactive Protein. *SCID diagnosis of one or more disorder using the version IV or 5 (depending on the time of enrollment).