Table 1 Patient characteristics (number of patients = 946)
Characteristic | Alcohol consumption levela | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | None (n= 546) | Low (n= 338) | Moderate (n= 31) | Heavy (n= 31) | Â |
Female, n (%) | 517 (94.7) | 318 (94.1) | 28 (90.3) | 30 (96.8) | 0.69 |
Age, y, mean (SD) | 49 (13.1) | 48 (12.0) | 52 (12.3) | 52 (14.3) | 0.08 |
Race/ethnicity, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.50 |
   White | 536 (98.2) | 335 (99.1) | 31 (100) | 30 (96.8) |  |
   Nonwhite | 10 (1.8) | 3 (0.9) | 0 (0) | 1 (3.2) |  |
Abuse history, n/total (%) | 155/537 (28.9) | 108/334 (32.3) | 9 (29.0) | 12 (38.7) | 0.53 |
Current tobacco user, n/total (%) | 80/543 (14.7) | 45 (13.3) | 7 (22.6) | 5 (16.1) | 0.55 |
Marital status, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.90 |
   Married | 421 (77.1) | 252 (74.6) | 22 (71.0) | 23 (74.2) |  |
   Unmarried | 114 (20.9) | 78 (23.1) | 8 (25.8) | 8 (25.8) |  |
   Widowed | 11 (2.0) | 8 (2.4) | 1 (3.2) | 0 (0) |  |
Employment status, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | <0.001 |
   Employed | 255 (46.7) | 213 (63.0) | 20 (64.5) | 14 (45.2) |  |
   Homemaker | 56 (10.3) | 19 (5.6) | 2 (6.5) | 5 (16.1) |  |
   Retired | 70 (12.8) | 33 (9.8) | 5 (16.1) | 6 (19.4) |  |
   Unemployed | 165 (30.2) | 73 (21.6) | 4 (12.9) | 6 (19.4) |  |
Education level, n/total (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.009 |
   <12th grade | 24/538 (4.5) | 6/334 (1.8) | 1 (3.2) | 2/30 (6.7) |  |
   High school | 188/538 (34.9) | 89/334 (26.7) | 9 (29.0) | 7/30 (23.3) |  |
   Some college or technical college | 171/538 (31.8) | 110/334 (32.9) | 5 (16.1) | 10/30 (33.3) |  |
   College, graduate school | 155/538 (28.8) | 129/334 (38.6) | 16 (51.6) | 11/30 (36.7) |  |
Body mass index, kg/m2, mean (SD) | 30.5 (7.4) | 29.2 (7.2) | 27.4 (6.0) | 27.0 (4.3) | 0.002 |
Opioid use, n/total (%) | 155/545 (28.4) | 67 (19.8) | 2 (6.45) | 6 (19.35) | 0.002 |
Benzodiazepine use, n/total (%) | 120/545 (22.0) | 61 (18.1) | 4 (12.9) | 9 (29.0) | 0.21 |
Alcoholic drinks consumed per week, mean number (SD) | ... | 0.5 (0.7) | 5.8 (1.2) | 14.8 (8.5) | ... |