Table 3 presents the concurrent validity analysis, assessing clinical correlates of craving among those with DSM-IV alcohol dependence. Controlling for age, sex, race/ethnicity, education, urbanicity, region, and number of alcohol dependence symptoms, individuals with craving had a younger age of alcohol dependence onset (OR=0.96, 95% C.I. 0.92–0.99), were more likely to have had alcohol dependence prior to the past year (OR=2.10, 95% C.I. 1.17–3.77), and were more likely to have a current depression diagnosis (OR=2.29, 95% C.I. 1.37–3.84).
