Rates of lifetime alcohol dependence were higher and age at regular drinking and at onset of alcohol dependence was lower in each successive DUI category. Men with 3+ DUIs had an earlier age at first DUI than men with fewer DUIs; this was not true of women. The number of DUIs among men with 3+ DUIs was higher than among similar women (M[sd]=men: 4.5 [2.6]; women: 3.4 [0.8], p<.001). The number of alcohol dependence criteria endorsed increased in each successive DUI category for men whereas for women the number endorsed was similar in the 2 and 3+ DUI categories.
