| Demographic |
BD (n=22) |
LD (n= 29) |
p-value |
| Age |
22.1 ± 1.3 |
21.5 ± 1.7 |
ns |
| Body Mass Index |
23.8 ± 2.6 |
22.4 ± 3.0 |
ns |
| Years of Education |
15.1 ± 1.2 |
14.6 ± 1.5 |
ns |
| Socioeconomic Status |
54.8 ± 9.3 |
49.9 ± 10.8 |
ns |
| Family History of Alcoholism |
FH + (n=7)
FH – (n=15) |
FH + (n=8)
FH – (n=21) |
|
| Clinical |
|
|
|
| Beck Depression Inventory Total |
2.3 ± 3.0 |
2.7 ± 4.9 |
ns |
| Spielberger Trait Anxiety Inventory-State |
1.5 ± 0.4 |
1.5 ± 0.5 |
ns |
| Spielberger Trait Anxiety Inventory-Trait |
1.6 ± 0.4 |
1.6 ± 0.4 |
ns |
| BIS-Total |
57.2 ± 8.2 |
55.8 ± 10.3 |
ns |
| YAACQ-Total |
7.5 ± 5.2 |
2.7 ± 3.9 |
<.001 |
| Alcohol Use |
|
|
|
| Age of first onset |
17.1 ± 1.7 |
18.0 ± 2.0 |
.15 |
| Days since last use |
6.0 ± 4.9 |
12.8 ± 14.6 |
.03 |
| Recent use (# drinks) |
5.2 ± 2.2 |
2.3 ± 1.2 |
<.001 |
| Avg. # of days of drinking/week, past 3 months |
1.8 ± 1.1 |
0.8 ± 0.7 |
<.001 |
| Avg. # drinks consumed/week, past 3 months |
12.9 ± 14.5 |
1.7 ± 1.9 |
<.001 |
| Peak drinking age |
19.8 ± 1.3 |
19.4 ± 1.7 |
.08 |
| Estimated Blood Alcohol Level |
0.10 ± 0.05 |
0.01 ± 0.02 |
<.001 |
| AUDIT |
8.5 ± 4.0 |
3.0 ± 1.9 |
<.001 |
Data represent mean values ± SD. Abbreviations: BIS, Barratt Impulsivity Scale; YAACQ , Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire