Table 1.
Background Characteristics, Health Related Measures and Psychological Measures for AUD Patients That Had or Had Not Experienced Delirium Tremens
| Experience of Delirium Tremens | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | |||
| n = 86 (76%) | n = 27 (24%) | |||
| Demographics | ||||
| Age (years) | Median (IQR) | 52.7 (44.0–58.1) | 54.3 (49.6–57.5) | 0.284a |
| Sex (female) | n (%) | 29 (34) | 3 (11) | 0.023a |
| Educational level (any university degree) | n (%) | 22 (33) | 2 (10) | 0.033a |
| Psychiatric comorbidities | ||||
| BDI-IIb score | Median (IQR) | 15.0 (8.0–25.0) | 19.0 (11.7–29.0) | 0.195c |
| Life-time depressive disorder | n (%) | 60 (71) | 21 (78) | 0.476a |
| Life-time suicide attempt | n (%) | 19 (22) | 12 (44) | 0.023a |
| Childhood trauma experience | n (%) | 46 (72) | 15 (68) | 0.742a |
| Adulthood trauma experience | n (%) | 39 (61) | 15 (68) | 0.544a |
| PTSD | n (%) | 10 (12) | 9 (33) | 0.016d |
| Sleep related parameters | ||||
| Below SCIe cut-off indicating insomnia | n (%) | 33 (53.2) | 11 (52.4) | 0.947a |
| Dropped out of treatment | n (%) | 22 (26) | 12 (46) | 0.050a |
Notes: aChi-squared; bBeck Depression Inventory version II; cMann–Whitney U test; dFisher’s exact; eSleep Condition Indicator, bold numbers indicate p-values that are significant (p-value < 0.05).