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Table 3 Sociodemographic, Smoking, Mental Health and Substance Use Characteristics of Patients Meeting Criteria for Neither DSM-IV nor DSM-5 AUD, DSM-IV AUD alone, DSM-5 AUD alone, or Both

From: Comparison of DSM-IV and DSM-5 criteria for alcohol use disorders in VA primary care patients with frequent heavy drinking enrolled in a trial

 

Neither DSM-IV nor DSM-5

n = 42

DSM-IV AUD alone

n = 1

DSM-5 AUD alone

n = 39

Both DSM-IV & DSM-5 AUD

n = 222

(a)

Female

5

(11.9)

0

(0.0)

4

(10.3)

20

(9.0)

Age categories

 21–34

4

(9.5)

0

(0.0)

5

(12.8)

45

(20.3)

 35–49

7

(16.7)

1

(100.0)

10

(25.6)

47

(21.2)

 50–64

13

(31.0)

0

(0.0)

13

(33.3)

105

(47.3)

 65+

18

(42.9)

0

(0.0)

11

(28.2)

25

(11.3)

Patient-reported race

 Native American

1

(2.4)

0

(0.0)

5

(12.8)

19

(8.6)

 Asian

0

(0.0)

0

(0.0)

0

(0.0)

2

(0.9)

 Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

1

(2.4)

0

(0.0)

0

(0.0)

4

(1.8)

 Black

3

(7.1)

1

(100.0)

6

(15.4)

29

(13.1)

 White

36

(85.7)

0

(0.0)

28

(71.8)

142

(64.0)

 Multiracial

1

(2.4)

0

(0.0)

0

(0.0)

21

(9.5)

 Other

0

(0.0)

0

(0.0)

0

(0.0)

5

(2.3)

 Hispanic/Latino

3

(7.1)

0

(0.0)

2

(5.1)

16

(7.2)

Marital status

 Never married

7

(16.7)

0

(0.0)

8

(20.5)

41

(18.5)

 Married/partnered

22

(52.4)

0

(0.0)

18

(46.2)

96

(43.2)

 Separated

1

(2.4)

0

(0.0)

2

(5.1)

10

(4.5)

 Divorced

10

(23.8)

1

(100.0)

9

(23.1)

71

(32.0)

 Widowed

2

(4.8)

0

(0.0)

2

(5.1)

3

(1.4)

 Refused/unknown

0

(0.0)

0

(0.0)

0

(0.0)

1

(0.5)

Education

 High school/GED or less

9

(21.4)

0

(0.0)

9

(23.1)

47

(21.2)

 Some college/tech school

20

(47.6)

1

(100.0)

20

(51.3)

129

(58.1)

 College or post graduate

13

(31.0)

0

(0.0)

10

(25.6)

46

(20.7)

Income

 <$15,000

3

(7.1)

1

(100.0)

5

(12.8)

40

(18.0)

 $15,000–59,999

20

(47.7)

0

(0.0)

22

(56.4)

116

(52.3)

 ≥$60,000

18

(42.9)

0

(0.0)

12

(30.8)

65

(29.3)

 Refused/unknown

1

(2.4)

0

(0.0)

0

(0.0)

1

(0.5)

(b)

Smokes currently

11

(26.2)

1

(100.0)

15

(38.5)

107

(48.2)

Depression symptoms (PHQ-9 ≥ 10)

3

(7.1)

0

(0.0)

5

(12.8)

130

(58.6)

Generalized anxiety symptoms (GAD-7 ≥ 10)

4

(9.5)

0

(0.0)

0

(0.0)

88

(39.7)

DSM-IV panic disorder—current (MINI)

1

(2.4)

0

(0.0)

6

(15.4)

84

(38.4)

DSM-IV drug use disorders past year (MINI)

2

(4.8)

0

(0.0)

1

(2.6)

26

(11.7)

Count of mental health and drug use conditions*, mean (SD)**

0

(0.0)

0

(0.0)

2

(5.1)

55

(24.8)

Negative alcohol-related consequences*

0.2

(0.1)

0

(0.0)

0.4

(0.1)

1.7

(0.1)

Negative alcohol-related consequences

 Short Inventory of Problems (SIP)—past 3 months, mean (SD)**

1.0

(0.3)

1

n/a

2.5

(0.4)

6.8

(0.3)

 Short inventory of problems (SIP)—lifetime, mean (SD)

4.2

(0.5)

5

n/a

6.7

(0.5)

10.1

(0.3)

Never seen anyone/gone anywhere for drinking-related reason?

33

(78.6)

0

(0.0)

21

(53.8)

81

(36.5)

Somewhat or ready to change**

17

(40.5)

0

(0.0)

24

(61.5)

165

(74.3)

Somewhat or very Important to change

15

(35.7)

0

(0.0)

24

(61.5)

178

(80.2)

Somewhat or very confident in ability to change

39

(92.9)

1

(100.0)

35

(89.7)

171

(77.0)

  1. * Sum of the total number of positive screens for depression, generalized anxiety, PTSD, panic, and DUD
  2. ** Wald test p < 0.0