Table 3. Severity of AD in the European-American and African-American Subjects.
Affection | Number of positive DSM-IV AD items | EA | AA | z-score | p-value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | 746 | 837 | |||
Not AD | 0–2 | 51.1% | 51.7% | 0.26 | 0.793 |
Moderate AD | 3–5 | 24.4% | 30.5% | 2.7 | 0.007 |
Severe AD | 6–7 | 24.5% | 17.8% | 3.28 | 0.001 |
Abbreviations: AD, alcohol dependence; DSM-IV, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition.