Research Article
Tooth Decay in Alcohol Abusers Compared to Alcohol and Drug Abusers
Table 1
Demographic and behavioural characteristics of the study subjects.
| | Variable | Alcohol only () | Alcohol + drug use () | |
| | Age (y): mean (SD) | 43.51 (8.81) | 35.41 (7.30) | <.001 | | Gender (%): M/F | | | .26 | | Male | 288 (79.3%) | 226 (75.3%) | | | Female | 75 (20.7%) | 74 (24.7%) | | | Race (%): W/B/A | | | .15 | | White | 339 (93.4%) | 274 (91.3%) | | | Black | 11 (3.0%) | 18 (6.0%) | | | Asian | 13 (3.6%) | 8 (2.7%) | | | Duration of abuse (years) | 22.93 (10.34) | 16.63 (8.54) | <.001 | | Alcohol units (per week) | 286.02 (126.23) | 280.91 (119.38) | .60 | | Current smoking (%) | 306 (84.3%) | 285 (95.0%) | <.001 |
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