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Table 1 Subjects’ sociodemographic and clinical characteristics

From: Automatic activation of alcohol cues by child maltreatment related words: a replication attempt in a different treatment setting

 

AD + EA (n = 10)

AD + no EA (n = 12)

no AD (n = 34)

Age, M (SD)

43.60 (5.60)a

44.33 (13.11)a

34.24 (13.34)b

Gender, % male (n)

70.0 (7)a

58.3 (7)a

35.3 (12)a

Family status, % single (n)

50.0 (5)a

58.3 (7)a

67.6 (23)a

Education, % graduation and higher (n)

100.0 (10)a

100.0 (12)a

100.0 (34)a

Employment, % unemployed (n)

30.0 (3)ab

58.3 (7)a

8.8 (3)b

Medication, % psychopharmacological treatment (n)

60.0 (6)a

75.0 (9)a

5.9 (2)b

Medication for alcoholism, % taking disulfiram, naltrexone or acamprosate (n)

30.0 (3)a

8.3 (1)ab

0.0 (0)b

Psychotherapeutic treatment, % lifetime (n)

50.0 (5)a

58.3 (7)a

35.3 (12)a

Childhood trauma questionnaire

Emotional abuse, % above threshold (n)

100.0 (10)a

0.0 (0)b

17.06 (6)b

Emotional neglect, % above threshold (n)

60.0 (6)a

8.3 (1)b

23.5 (8)ab

Physical abuse, % above threshold (n)

70.0 (7)a

16.7 (2)b

14.7 (5)b

Sexual abuse, % above threshold (n)

10.0 (1)a

8.3 (1)a

14.7 (5)a

Alcohol use disorders identification test, M (SD)

22.30 (5.01)a

22.25 (7.06)a

3.03 (2.07)b

Comorbid axis I psychiatric disorder, % yes (n)

90.9 (9)a

75.0 (9)a

20.7 (6)b

  1. AD + EA subjects with alcohol dependence and emotional abuse experiences; AD + no EA subjects with alcohol dependence without emotional abuse experiences; no AD control subjects; indices represent the results of pair-wise group comparisons using the t-tests for continuous variables and the Chi-Quadrat test for dichotomous variables
  2. Different indices indicate significant differences on p < 0.05