PGSAUD had no association with abstinent remission despite the fact that PGSAUD was higher among abstinent individuals than among non-abstinent individuals and those with current AUD. It is possible that there are genetic influences on remission that are not captured in PGSAUD. However, we found that AUD treatment history was associated with abstinent remission in both EA and AA but had no association with non-abstinent remission, a finding opposite that of PGSAUD, which was associated with non-abstinent but not with abstinent remission. This may reflect the fact that 76.36% of abstinent individuals reported a history of treatment but 75.23% of non-abstinent individuals reported no treatment. This is consistent with evidence that remitted individuals who abstain from alcohol use tend to have more severe AUD histories and are more likely to receive treatment (Dawson, 1996, Dawson et al., 2006, Fan et al., 2019b), and with evidence that individuals who are treated for AUD differ substantially from those with AUD who are not treated (Fein and Landman, 2005, Dawson, 1996, Dawson et al., 2006). The different results in abstinent and non-abstinent demonstrate
