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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Addict Biol. 2008 Oct 9;14(1):73–83. doi: 10.1111/j.1369-1600.2008.00133.x

Table 2.

Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of the Sample (n = 33)

Demographics n
 Age, yrs 39.7 ± 11.9 33
 Sex, male (%) 78.8 33
 Ethnicity (%) 33
  White 48.5
  African American 3.0
  Native American 18.2
  Latino 30.3
Drinking Characteristics
 Drinks per Drinking Daya 7.2 ± 3.1 32
 Days Abstinent (%)a 20.7 ± 18.9 33
 Years of heavy drinkingb 12.8 ± 10.3 28
 Most typical heavy drinking occasion (%) 28
  Evenings or weekends 75.0
  Binges 7.1
  All day long 0.0
  Other 17.9
 Prior alcohol detox or treatment (%) 21.2 29
 Alcohol Dependence Scale 16.5 ± 16.7 30
Pre and Post Cue Testing:
Craving and Affect Measures At Baseline Visit
 Alcohol Craving (ACQ) *
  Before cues 37.2 ± 13.9 21
  After cues 36.8 ± 15.5 21
 PANAS-Positive**
  Before cues 32.7 ± 8.2 27
  After cues 28.9 ± 9.1 27
 PANAS-Negative*
  Before cues 13.9 ± 4.9 27
  After cues 15.2 ± 5.8 27
*

Before-after difference: N.S. (p>.05)

**

Before-after difference: p<.01

a

During the 90 days before screening interview (Visit 1)

b

5+ Drinks per day for males, 4+ drinks per day for females