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Table 5 Treated and untreated women diagnosed with life-time alcohol use disorders (AUD). Personality traits measured with the Karolinska Scales of Personality (KSP) in a pooled sample (n = 1,339) reported as T-scores (transformed scores with a mean of 50) and 95% confidence intervals (CI).

From: A cross-sectional study of personality traits in women previously treated or untreated for alcohol use disorders

 

Women with lifetime AUD Untreated (n = 175)

Women with lifetime AUD Treated (n = 42)

 

Mean

CI

Mean

CI

Somatic anxiety*

55.5

53.7–57.4

60.3

56.0–64.7

Psychic anxiety

52.0

50.4–53.5

55.0

51.0–59.1

Muscular tension*

53.2

51.4–54.9

57.8

53.5–62.2

Psychastenia

52.2

50.6–53.7

54.8

51.4–58.2

Inhibition of aggression

49.1

47.7–50.6

49.7

46.6–52.8

Impulsiveness

54.6

53.0–56.2

55.2

51.9–58.5

Monotony avoidance

53.2

51.6–54.9

53.0

48.7–57.2

Detachment

51.5

49.9–53.1

51.3

47.8–54.8

Socialization

40.8

38.8–42.7

38.1

33.7–42.4

Social desirability

49.4

48.0–50.9

52.9

48.7–57.0

Verbal aggression

54.1

52.4–55.7

55.9

52.9–58.8

Indirect aggression

53.8

52.4–55.2

54.0

51.2–56.8

Irritability

53.5

51.9–55.2

56.6

53.3–59.8

Guilt**

51.4

49.8–53.0

56.4

53.2–59.5

Suspicion

52.4

50.6–54.1

55.1

51.6–58.7

  1. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, (two sample t-test, df = 215)