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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics, parental history of alcohol/substance problems, psychiatric symptoms and alcohol parameters in the study cohort. Data are presented as the mean (SD), median (min–max) or frequency (percent)

From: History of childhood abuse is associated with less positive treatment outcomes in socially stable women with alcohol use disorder

 

All subjects

women

n = 75

Childhood abuse

n = 38

No childhood abuse

n = 37

p-value

test statistics

Age, years

 Mean (SD)a

50.5 (11.7)

48.9 (12.2)

52.1 (11.1)

p = 0.24

 Median (min–max)

51.0 (25–72)

48.0 (25–72)

53.0 (25–71)

 

Cohabitant

 n (% yes)b

38 (50.7%)

17 (44.7%)

21 (56.8%)

p = 0.36

School education in years

 Mean (SD)a

12.5 (2.6)

12.9 (2.8)

12.1 (2.4)

p = 0.18

 Median (min–max)

12.0 (8–20)

12.0 (9–20)

12.0 (8–17)

 

Employment or studying

 n (% yes)b

60 (80.0%)

30 (78.9%)

30 (81.1%)

p = 1.00

Maternal alcohol /substance problem

 n (% yes)b

n = 74

15 (20.3%)

11 (28.9%)

4 (11.1%)

p = 0.083

Paternal alcohol /substance problem

 n (% yes)b

n = 74

29 (39.2%)

15 (39.5%)

14 (38.9%)

p = 1.00

Lifetime depression

 n (% yes)b

50 (66.7%)

28 (73.7%)

22 (59.5%)

p = 0.23

Lifetime anxiety

 n (% yes)b

59 (78.7%)

32 (84.2%)

27 (73.0%)

p = 0.27

Lifetime suicide attempt

 n (% yes)b

26 (34.7%)

17 (44.7%)

9 (24.3%)

p = 0.090

Onset age of AUD

 Mean (SD)a

43.2 (12.7)

40.2 (13.8)

46.2 (10.9)

p = 0.042

 Median (min–max)

44.0 (14–70)

41.0 (14–68)

45.0 (23–70)

 

Years of AUD

 Mean (SD)c

7.3 (7.7)

8.7 (8.3)

5.9 (6.9)

p = 0.106

 Median (min–max)

5.0 (0–32)

6.0 (0–32)

3.0 (0–31)

 
  1. a Two-sample t-test
  2. b Fisher’s exact test
  3. c Mann-Whitney U-test
  4. Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; AUD, alcohol use disorder