Table 1

Description of the population

Alcohol (n = 6)Placebo (n = 6)
Demographics
Age (mean)35.83 (4.07)26.00 (4.53)
Weight (without shoes) (lb)184.00 (20.88)192.00 (31.98)
Height (without shoes) (in)69.67 (3.21)71.17 (3.30)
Body mass index36.85 (3.82)26.65 (3.94)
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)124.67 (10.01)122.67 (8.91)
Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)85.00 (8.94)85.33 (4.68)
Heart rate (bpm)74.00 (15.67)68.00 (7.59)
Respiratory rate (brpm)15.67 (4.27)13.33 (1.63)
% smoke cigarettes00
Thumb crotch–index finger length (cm)12.80 (1.55)13.80 (1.15)
Index finger length (cm)8.35 (1.46)8.40 (2.18)
Index finger distal phalynx length (cm)2.73 (0.16)2.68 (0.15)
Hand dynamometer reading (psi) (lb)103.88 (25.94)102.80 (9.30)
Cognitive
Mini-mental score (0–30) (mean)29.67 (0.52)29.17 (1.60)
% graduated high school100100
Firearm use
% with professional gun training00
No. times shot or used a gun (ever)20.50 (18.80)21.67 (39.55)
% who ever had a gun in public00
Alcohol use
CAGE screen score (0–4) (mean)0 (0)0.04 (0.10)
% that drink alcohol100.00100.00
% that drink alcohol more than once a week (last year)66.6766.67
No. drinks on average on days that you drink2.33 (0.98)3.00 (0.77)
No. drinks in a 24 hour period (last year)6.83 (2.21)6.58 (1.43)
% that had 5 or more drinks in a 2 hour period (last year)66.6750.00
  • SD in parentheses.