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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of control and intervention groups

From: Outcomes of reducing stigma towards alcohol misuse during adolescence: results of a randomized controlled trial of the MAKINGtheLINK intervention

Baseline characteristics

Control

Intervention

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Demographics

 ICSEA (M, SD)

1066.68 (43.46)

1033.09 (38.79)

< 0.001

 Age (M, SD)

14.90 (0.41)

14.94 (0.40)

< 0.532

 Age (range)

14.10–16.63

13.49–16.10

 

 Gender (female n,  %)

150 (85.2%)

204 (71.0%)

< 0.001b

Stigmatising attitudes

 ‘Weak not sick’ (M, SD)

2.74 (0.67)

2.76 (0.76)

0.729

 ’Dangerousness’ (M, SD)

3.65 (0.80)

3.68 (0.78)

0.631

Intentions

 Peer (M, SD)

3.08 (0.94)

3.13 (0.96)

0.57

 Family (M, SD)

3.94 (0.93)

3.92 (1.01)

0.849

 Formal (M, SD)

3.84 (0.68)

3.74 (0.77)

0.145

 Internet (M, SD)

2.48 (1.00)

2.51 (1.03)

0.774

 Confidence to help a peer (M, SD)

2.67 (0.88)

2.72 (0.83)

0.533

 Alcohol use (n,  %)

79 (45.6%)

114 (39.9%)

0.222b

 Alcohol-related problems (n,  %)

24 (30.3%)

27 (23.6%)

0.192b

  1. aOne-way ANOVA unless otherwise stated
  2. bχ2