Table 3 Comparison of household alcohol use between alcohol use disorder patients and healthy controls
Parameter | Patients (n = 129) | Controls (n = 129) | z/χ2(p) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age at first drink, yearsa | 17.0 (15.0, 19.0) | 18.0 (16.0, 22.0) | 3.88 (< 0.01) |
Experienced drunkenness, n (%) | 129 (50) | 120 (46.51) | 2.71 (< 0.01) |
Age at first drunkenness, yearsa | 19.0 (17.0,24.5) | 21.0 (18.0, 27.0) | 4.08 (< 0.01) |
Minimum number of times the father drank alcohol per week during respondent’s childhood, n (%) | |||
 0 | 5 (1.94) | 62 (24.03) | 7.95 (< 0.01) |
 1–3 | 15 (5.81) | 51 (19.77) | 4.99 (< 0.01) |
 4–6 | 8 (3.10) | 6 (2.33) | 0.27 (0.78) |
 7 or more | 101 (39.15) | 10 (3.88) | 11.3 (< 0.01) |
Minimum number of times the mother drank alcohol per week during respondent’s childhood, n (%) | |||
 0 | 99 (38.37) | 107 (41.47) | 1.09 (0.27) |
 1–3 | 26 (10.08) | 16 (6.20) | 1.52 (0.13) |
 4–6 | 2 (0.78) | 6 (2.33) | 1.08 (0.28) |
 7 or more | 2 (0.78) | 0 | 0.71 (0.48) |
Induced to drink during childhood, n (%) | |||
 Ever | 83 (32.17) | 30 (11.63) |  |
 Never | 46 (17.83) | 99 (38.37) | 44.23 (< 0.01) |
Father’s attitude towards childhood drinking, n (%) | |||
 Oppose | 34 (13.18) | 56 (21.71) | 2.74 (0.01) |
 Neutral | 47 (18.22) | 40 (15.50) | 0.79 (0.43) |
 Support | 48 (18.60) | 33 (12.79) | 1.88 (0.06) |
Mother’s attitude towards childhood drinking, n (%) | |||
 Oppose | 98 (37.98) | 42 (16.28) | 6.87 (< 0.01) |
 Neutral | 27 (10.47) | 83 (32.17) | 6.92 (< 0.01) |
 Support | 4 (1.55) | 4 (1.55) | 0.36 (0.72) |