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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants at baseline by intervention group

From: Brief alcohol intervention in a psychiatric outpatient setting: a randomized controlled study

Variable

Minimal intervention n = 68 (%)

Brief intervention (BI) n = 82 (%)

Total n = 150 (%)

Female/male, n (%)

44/24 (65/35)

54/28 (66/34)

98/52 (65/35)

Mean age ± SD

32.2 ± 12.3

28.8 ± 10.7

30.7 ± 11.7

Mean AUDIT score ± SD

11.2 ± 3.7

10.7 ± 3.4

10.9 ± 3.5

Mean number of drinks the previous week ± SD

6.5 ± 8.7

6.3 ± 7.2

6.4 ± 7.9

Readiness to change stage:

Precontemplation

23 (33.8)

31 (37.8)

54 (36.0)

Contemplation

27 (39.7)

29 (35.4)

56 (37.3)

Action

14 (20.6)

20 (24.4)

34 (22.7)

Not known

4 (5.9)

2 (2.4)

6 (4.0)

Employment status:

Work or study

47 (69.1)

47 (57.3)

94 (62.7)

Work training

6 (8.8)

7 (8.5)

13 (8.7)

Unemployed/parental leave

5 (7.4)

9 (11.0)

14 (9.3)

Sick leave

10 (14.7)

19 (23.2)

29 (19.3)

Primary diagnosis:

Mood disorder

26 (38.2)

27 (32.9)

53 (35.3)

Anxiety disorder

27 (39.7)

25 (30.5)

52 (34.7)

ADHD/autism spectrum

10 (14.7)

13 (15.9)

23 (15.3)

Personality disorder

2 (2.9)

9 (11.0)

11 (7.3)

Anorexia

1 (1.5)

4 (4.9)

5 (3.3)

Other

2 (3.0)

4 (4.9)

6 (4.0)