From these data, participants were designated as having (0) no lifetime history of AUD (N: 645) or having had a lifetime history of AUD (N: 1006), which included (1) those experiencing AUD symptoms at the time of COVID-19 assessments (N: 602–606, see note below), (2) those in remission (who no longer have symptoms of AUD other than craving) but are drinking; N: 231), (3) those in remission who have not consumed alcohol at all for 5+ years (N: 169). Four participants were in remission (i.e., no AUD symptoms except craving) and had not consumed alcohol at all for <1 year. Note, given this <1 year duration of remission, and the small sample size, these individuals were included in the category along with participants currently experiencing symptoms. In light of interest in the alcohol research field of non-abstinent remission from AUD [20], we retained ‘remitted drinkers’ and ‘remitted non-drinkers’ as separate groups for analysis despite the relatively small sample size. These data were missing for three participants, who were excluded from the current study’s analyses.
