Table 2.
Alcohol Related Measures of the AUD Patients That Had or Had Not Experienced Delirium Tremens
| Experience of Delirium Tremens | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | |||
| n = 87 (76%) | n = 27 (24%) | |||
| Parents with alcohol problem | n (%) | 42 (49) | 19 (70) | 0.050a |
| Age at first drink (years) | Median (IQR) | 15 (14–16) | 14 (13–15) | 0.046b |
| Duration of problematic drinking (years) | Median (IQR) | 12 (6–20) | 22 (16–30) | <0.001b |
| SREc early (number of drinks) | Median (IQR) | 5.0 (3.7–7.3) | 6.8 (4.9–7.9) | 0.111b |
| SREc heavy (number of drinks) | Median (IQR) | 10.8 (8.4–16.1) | 16.8 (11.3–30.0) | 0.025b |
| SREc recent (number of drinks) | Median (IQR) | 8.8 (7.0–12.0) | 12.5 (9.3–18.0) | 0.006b |
| Severity of Dependence Scale (score) | Median (IQR) | 10 (8–12) | 11 (9–13) | 0.111b |
Notes: aChi-squared for categorical variables; bMann–Whitney U test for continuous variables; cself rated effects of alcohol, bold numbers indicate p-values that are significant (p-value < 0.05).