Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants and subgroups

 Participants

536 (100)

211 (39.4)

325 (60.6)

227 (42.4)

309 (57.6)

 Women

329 (61.6)

140 (66.4)

189 (58.2)

116 (35.3)

213 (64.7)

 Men

207 (38.4)

71 (33.5)

136 (41.8)

111 (53.6)

96 (46.4)***

 Risk drinkers ¹

309 (57.3)

123 (58.0)

186 (57.1)

 Age ± SD

22.0 ± 2.7 21.0 (17–30)

21.8 ± 2.5 21.0 (18–30)

22.1 ± 2.9 22.0 (17–30)

22.1 ± 2.4 22.0 (17–30)

21.9 ± 3.0 21.0 (18–30)

 AUDIT Sum

7.7 ± 4.5² 7.0 (1–25)

7.6 ± 4.7 7.0 (1–25)

7.7 ± 4.3 7.0 (1–22)

3.9 ± 1.7 4.0 (1–7)

10.4 ± 3.8 10.0 (6–25)***

 Enhancement

3.9 ± 1.4 4.0 (1–6)

3.8 ± 1.4 3.7 (1–6)

3.9 ± 1.3 4.0 (1–6)

3.1 ± 1.1 3.0 (1–6)

4.4 ± 1.4 4.7 (1–6)***

 Social

3.7 ± 1.3 3.7 (1–6)

3.5 ± 1.4 3.7 (1–6)

3.8 ± 1.3 3.7 (1–6)*

3.1 ± 1.4 3.0 (1–6)

4.2 ± 1.1 4.3 (1–6)***

 Coping

1.7 ± 0.9 1.3 (1–6)

1.7 ± 0.9 1.3 (1–6)

1.7 ± 1.0 1.3 (1–6)

1.4 ± 0.7 1.0 (1–6)

1.9 ± 1.0 1.7 (1–6)***

 Conformity

1.7 ± 0.8 1.3 (1–5.7)

1.8 ± 0.8 1.7 (1–5)

1.6 ± 0.9* 1.3 (1–5.7)

1.7 ± 0.8 1.3 (1–5)

1.7 ± 0.9 1.3 (1–5.7)