| Characteristic |
Completers (n = 38) |
Non-completers (n = 27) |
p |
| Age, mean (SD) |
44.66 (8.20) |
40.78 (9.82) |
t = 1.73, 63 df, p = 0.09 |
Marital status, n (%)
Married
Single
Separated / Widowed |
23 (60.53)
3 (7.89)
12 (31.58) |
18 (66.67)
3 (11.11)
6 (22.22) |
χ2 = 0.85, 2 df, p = 0.69 |
Education, n (%)
12th grade or less
High school or more |
20 (52.63)
18 (47.37) |
14 (51.85)
13 (48.15) |
χ2 < 0.01, 1 df, p > 0.99 |
Quantity of ethanol per day (in grams), mean
(SD)a |
288.42
(155.10) |
343.93
(236.83) |
t = -1.14, 63 df, p = 0.26 |
| Years since alcohol-related problems occurred, mean (SD) |
13.37 (8.79) |
12.33 (11.01) |
t = 0.42, 63 df, p = 0.68 |
| Early Onset Alcoholics, n (%) |
15 (39.47) |
13 (48.15) |
χ2 = 0.48, 1 df, p = 0.49 |
| Family history of alcoholism, n (%) |
31 (81.58) |
21 (77.78) |
χ2 = 0.14, 1 df, p = 0.71 |
| Previous treatments for alcoholism, n (%) |
28 (73.68) |
15 (55.56) |
χ2 = 2.32, 1 df, p = 0.13 |
Monthly income (in R$, the Brazilian currency)
mean (SD) |
1476.32 (1006.40) |
1577.22
(1444.29) |
t = - 0.33, 63 df, p = 0.74 |
Cigarettes smoked/day
mean (SD) |
15.79
(11.22) |
16.67
(10.41) |
t = - 0.32, 63 df, p = 0.75 |
