A detailed description of the Combine Study sample is provided elsewhere (Anton et al., 2006). Here we review the descriptive statistics most relevant to this investigation. The present analyses consisted of 1324 participants, 69% of whom were male. The average age was 44.43 years (SD = 10.22), the average BMI was 27.06 (SD = 5.08), and the average blood glucose level was 93.57 mg/dl (SD = 21.65). Regarding craving measures, the average OCDS total score was 26.64 (SD = 98.26), the average Obsessive Subscale score was 8.59 (SD = 4.51), and Compulsive Subscale score was 18.08 (SD = 4.90). In terms of drinking behavior, the average percentage of heavy drinking days across assessment points were: 68.8% at pre-treatment (i.e., baseline), 13.2% at week 4, 16.5% at week 8, 16.2% at week 12, and 16.6% at week 16.
