Panic disorder, major depressive episode and pathological gambling were associated with later onset of alcohol dependence when sociodemographic factors were not controlled for (Table 3), but were not significantly involved anymore when corrected for sociodemographic factors. Conversely, ASPD and conduct disorders, cannabis, amphetamine, solvent, tranquilizer, sedative and hallucinogen use disorders were more frequent in subjects with an earlier onset of alcohol dependence, the crude odds-ratio being close to the ones adjusted for socio-demographic factors.
