| Frequent Drinkers (n = 21) | Nearly Daily Drinkers (n = 28) | Consistent Daily Drinkers (n = 51) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex* | |||
| Male | 81.0 | 46.4 | 62.8 |
| Female | 19.0 | 53.6 | 37.2 |
| Race/ethnicity† | |||
| Nonminority | 85.7 | 96.3 | 92.2 |
| Minority | 14.3 | 3.7 | 7.8 |
| College education* | |||
| Yes | 28.6 | 39.3 | 58.8 |
| No | 71.4 | 60.7 | 41.2 |
| Married | |||
| Yes | 61.9 | 57.1 | 66.7 |
| No | 38.1 | 42.9 | 33.3 |
| Current tobacco use | |||
| Yes | 57.1 | 53.6 | 33.3 |
| No | 42.9 | 46.4 | 66.7 |
| Family history of alcoholism† | |||
| Yes | 90.0 | 92.6 | 96.0 |
| No | 10.0 | 7.4 | 4.0 |
| Previous alcohol treatment | |||
| Yes | 60.0 | 60.0 | 37.5 |
| No | 40.0 | 40.0 | 62.5 |
| Severity of alcohol dependence† | |||
| Mild | 5.0 | 11.1 | 8.5 |
| Moderate | 95.0 | 70.4 | 68.1 |
| Severe | 0.0 | 18.5 | 23.4 |
| Physiological dependence*† | |||
| Yes | 61.9 | 83.3 | 89.6 |
| No | 38.1 | 16.7 | 10.4 |
| GGT level | |||
| High | 23.8 | 33.3 | 40.0 |
| Normal | 76.2 | 66.7 | 60.0 |
| Drinking goal* | |||
| Abstinence | 50.0 | 53.6 | 23.5 |
| Reduction in use | 50.0 | 46.4 | 76.5 |
| Condition | |||
| Acamprosate | 47.6 | 53.6 | 51.0 |
| Placebo | 52.4 | 46.4 | 49.0 |
| Age (years)* | 42.7 (7.3) | 47.8 (7.7) | 48.6 (8.0) |
| Duration of alcohol use (years) | 24.4 (8.5) | 26.6 (8.1) | 26.5 (10.4) |
| AUDIT total score | 23.0 (5.6) | 24.0 (5.9) | 22.4 (5.2) |
| CAGE total score | 2.7 (1.0) | 3.0 (0.8) | 2.6 (0.7) |
| CGI score | 2.8 (1.5) | 3.7 (1.5) | 3.5 (1.8) |
| Percent days abstinent‡ | 51.0 (8.9) | 26.4 (7.4) | 6.4 (3.0) |
| Percent heavy drinking days‡ | 42.1 (10.5) | 60.0 (16.2) | 80.0 (23.3) |
Data are either a percentage or mean (standard deviation). All sociodemographic and clinical characteristic variables had ≤7% missing data with the exception of previous treatment, which had 28% missing data.
↵* P < .05.
↵† Fisher exact test.
↵‡ P < .001.
AUDIT, Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test; CGI, Clinical Global Impression Scale.