Table 4 Education level and cognitive decline in variables associated with alcohol.

From: Evaluation of neurotrophic factors and education level as predictors of cognitive decline in alcohol use disorder

Variables

Subcohort (N = 57)

Cognitive impairment N = 43

No cognitive impairment

N = 14

ANCOVA (statistics)a

F-value

df

p-value

Age at onset of consumption [mean (SD)] (years)

14.66 (2.64)

16.93 (3.17)

2.533

54

0.014

Age at the development of dependence [mean (SD)] (years)

31.37 (11.36)

30.87 (10.61)

− 0.148

56

0.883

Length of AUD diagnosis [mean (SD)] (years)

18.24 (16.30)

11.20 (8.83)

− 3.028

51

0.004

Severity criteria [mean (range)]

Criteria

7.43 (2.03)

9.13 (1.73)

2.900

55

0.005

Duration of abstinence [mean (range)] (days)

157.98 [0–1440]

46.40 [14–120]

− 3.184

54

0.002

  1. df degree of freedom.
  2. Bold values are statistically significant for p < 0.05.
  3. aStatistical analysis was conducted on the logarithmic transformed values to ensure statistical assumptions for age at onset of consumption, length of AUD diagnosis and length of abstinence.
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