Chunk #24 — RESULTS — Target sample demographics and characteristics — ALSPAC:

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Polygenic contributions to alcohol use and alcohol use disorders across population-based and clinically ascertained samples.

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By age 23, 11.2% (N = 484) had met DSM-IV criteria for alcohol dependence within the past year at any of the three assessment waves, while 66.2% reported hazardous drinking (AUDIT total score ≥8). The median MaxDrinks was 15 UK units (SD = 12.4; approximately 120 grams of alcohol, or 8.5 standard US drinks).