Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical data. All percentages were tested using Fisher's exact and continuous variables were tested using Mann-Whitney tests
| Â | Study population | Patients attempting abstinence | Relapsing patients | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Trained sample | Comparison sample | Trained sample | Comparison sample | Trained sample | Comparison sample |
| Â | n = 126 | n = 122 | n = 85 | n = 57 | n = 74 | n = 38 |
Gender (% of men) | 80% | 83% | 82.4% | 86% | 86.5% | 81.3% |
Age (mean [SD]) | 46.9 [9.1] | 47.8 [9.1] | 47 [8.6] | 46. [8.8] | 46.5 [8.9] | 46.9 [8.] |
Physical dependence | 92.1% | 84.4% | 90.6% | 91.2% | 92.2% | 94.6% |
Severity of dependence | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
moderate (3 or 4 items) | 33% | 41% | 34% | 32% | 33% | 32.5% |
mild (5 or 6 items) | 40% | 39,5% | 41% | 45% | 39% | 43% |
severe (7, 8 or 9 items) | 27% | 19,5% | 25% | 23% | 28% | 24.5% |
Duration of alcohol misuse | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
less than 2 years | 5% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 8% | 6% |
3 to 5 years | 11% | 15% | 10% | 17.5% | 16% | 11% |
6 to 10 years | 8% | 19% | 10% | 17.5% | 16% | 9.5% |
more than 10 years | 76% | 60%* | 75% | 60% | 60% | 73.5% |