Focusing on Table 1 characteristics at follow-up that were significantly different across outcome groups, consistent with how Group 1 was defined, at follow-up these subjects reported the lowest drinking quantities and frequencies and the lowest average number of alcohol problems. Low Risk Drinking Group 1 members were also among the oldest at follow-up, and among the most likely to be married. High-Risk Drinking Group members indicated drinking parameters that were between those of the other two groups who reported drinking at follow-up and had the highest proportion of EA individuals. Participants in the Problem Drinking Group reported the highest alcohol use parameters among the three drinking groups along with the worst values for current physical and mental health (higher scores indicate worse outcomes), and had the lowest proportion of EAs. Abstinent subjects were relatively older, had relatively higher proportions of EAs, and were the least likely to be currently divorced or separated from a spouse.
