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Table 1 Baseline demographic characteristics and family history of the study population

From: Family alcohol use, rather than childhood trauma, is more likely to cause male alcohol use disorder: findings from a case-control study in northern China

Characteristic

 

Patients (n = 129)

Controls (n = 129)

z /χ2 (p)

Age (years)a

 

43.0 (33.0, 50.0)

43.00 (33.0, 50.0)

 

Years of educationa

 

9.00 (9.00, 12.0)

11.00 (9.00,12.0)

0.13 (0.90)

Nature of work, n (%)

physical

77 (29.84)

75 (29.07)

 

non-physical

52 (20.16)

54 (20.93)

0.13 (0.90)

History of smoking, n (%)

Yes

81 (31.40)

44 (17.05)

 

No

48 (18.60)

85 (32.95)

21.25 (< 0.01)

Marital status, n (%)

Single

3 (1.16)

8 (3.10)

1.23 (0.22)

Married

107 (41.47)

106 (41.09)

0.00 (1.00)

Divorced

17 (6.59)

14 (5.43)

0.38 (0.70)

Widow

2 (0.78)

1 (0.39)

0.00 (1.00)

Family history of

Yes

8 (3.10)

5 (1.94)

 

psychosis, n (%)

No

121 (46.90)

124 (48.06)

0.32 (0.57)

Family history of

Yes

11 (4.26)

4 (1.55)

 

alcohol addiction, n (%)

No

118 (45.74)

125 (48.45)

2.55 (0.11)

  1. a Values are the median (25th percentile, 75th percentile)