Table 1 Demographic characteristics and Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) compared between alcohol use disorder (AUD) cohort and comparison cohort

Age, years

20–39

32,149

53.1

32,114

53.0

0.001

40–64

26,708

44.1

27,065

44.7

0.012

65+

1733

2.86

1411

2.33

0.033

Mean (SD)

39.8

10.9

39.8

11.5

0.005

Gender

Men

51,175

84.5

51,087

84.3

0.004

Women

9415

15.5

9503

15.7

0.004

Urbanization

1 (highest)

12,438

20.5

12,200

20.1

0.010

2

18,115

29.9

183.21

30.2

0.007

3

11,165

18.4

10,953

18.1

0.009

4–7 (lowest)

18,872

31.2

19,116

31.6

0.009

Monthly income, NTD

$0–$10,000

21,406

35.3

21,320

35.2

0.003

$10,001–$20,000

26,767

44.2

27,413

45.2

0.021

>$20,001

12,417

20.5

11,857

19.6

0.023

Occupation

White collar

16,994

28.1

16,740

27.6

0.009

Blue collar

22,224

36.7

22,597

37.3

0.013

Others

21,372

35.3

21,253

35.1

0.004

CCI score

0

49,856

82.6

50,256

82.9

0.017

≥ 1

10,734

17.4

10,334

17.1

0.017