| Characteristic |
Ondansetron (n = 32) |
Placebo (n = 33) |
p |
| Age, mean (SD) |
43.44 (9.53) |
42.67 (8.67) |
t = 0.34, 63 df, p = 0.73 |
Marital status, n (%)
Married
Single
Separated / Widowed |
17 (53.12)
3 (9.38)
12 (37.50) |
24 (72.73)
3 (9.09)
6 (18.18) |
χ2 = 3.20, 2 df, p = 0.21 |
Education, n (%)
12th grade or less
High school or more |
16 (50)
16 (50) |
18 (54.55)
15 (45.45) |
χ2 = 0.13, 1 df, p = 0.81 |
Quantity of ethanol per day (in grams), mean
(SD)a |
328.20
(218.26) |
295.26
(167.94) |
t = 0.68, 63 df, p = 0.49 |
| Years since alcohol-related problems occurred, mean (SD) |
12.94 (11.21) |
12.94 (8.15) |
t < 0.01, 63 df, p > 0.99 |
| Early Onset Alcoholics, n (%) |
14 (43.75) |
14 (42.42) |
χ2 = 0.01, 1 df, p = 0.91 |
| Family history of alcoholism, n (%) |
25 (78.12) |
27 (81.81) |
χ2 = 0.14, 1 df, p = 0.76 |
| Previous treatments for alcoholism, n (%) |
21 (65.62) |
22 (66.67) |
χ2 < 0.99, 1 df, p > 0.99 |
Monthly income (in R$, the Brazilian currency)
mean (SD) |
1537.97
(1470.56) |
1499.09
(880.48) |
t = 0.13, 63 df, p = 0.90 |
Cigarettes smoked/day
mean (SD) |
17.34 (8.37) |
15 (12.78) |
t = 0.87, 63 df, p = 0.39 |
