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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the selected sample (N = 290)

From: Associations between personality disorder characteristics and treatment outcomes in people with co-occurring alcohol misuse and depression

Characteristic

Mean (SD, range) or N (%)

Demographic characteristics

 

 Age (years)

44.58 (10.54, 20-73)

 Gender - Male

160/290 (55.2 %)

 Country of birth - Australia

236/289 (81.7 %)

 Marital status - Single, never married

77/289 (26.6 %)

 Children – One or more children

201/289 (70.6 %)

 Age left school (years) (N = 287)

16.18 (1.32, 12-21)

 Post-school qualification

209/280 (74.6 %)

 Receiving welfare support

155/288 (53.8 %)

Current symptomatology

 

 Alcohol Use Disorders (AUDIT) total

26.32 (6.77, 10-40)

 Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) total (N = 285)

30.92 (8.72, 17-55)

 Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) score (N = 275)

56.6 (10.32, 25-75)

SCID Axis 1 diagnosis – during last 12 months

 

 Alcohol abuse only

10/288 (3.5 %)

 Alcohol dependence (with abuse)

263/288 (91.3 %)

 Major depressive disorder

219/288 (76 %)

Mean occasions of use per day (last month; OTI)

 

 Alcohol

10.50 (8.14, 0.17-68)

 Cannabis

1.35 (5.89, 0-70)

 Tobacco

10.81 (12.98, 0-50)

Substance use history – age first used (years)

 

 Alcohol (N = 272)

15.08 (4.26, 2-48)

 Cannabis (N = 221)

18.94 (7.01, 8-56)

 Tobacco (N = 247)

15.34 (4.52, 6-43)

  1. Note: SCID Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV-TR, OTI opiate treatment index; DUMQ Drug Use, Motives questionnaire