Sanvisens, ArantzaZuluaga, PaolaRubio, GabrielShort, AntoniGual, AntoniÁlvarez, Francisco JavierTorrens, MartaRodríguez de Fonseca, FernandoMuga, RobertoEstudio CohRTA, -2025-01-072025-01-072020-04-010214-4840https://hdl.handle.net/10668/24843We aimed to analyze sex differences in the DSM-5 criteria among patients admitted to  their first treatment of alcohol use disorder (AUD). Assessment of AUD was carried out using DSM-5 diagnostic criteria in a multicenter study (CohRTA) within the Spanish Network on Addictive Disorders. Further, baseline questionnaires including socio-demographics, family history, lifetime alcohol consumption and other substance use, as well as clinical and laboratory parameters were obtained during admission. 313 patients (74.8%M) were eligible; mean age at first AUD treatment was 48.8 years (standard deviation (SD): 9.9 years). Age at onset of alcohol use was 15.9 years (SD: 3.3 years) and age at starting regular alcohol consumption was 25.6 years (SD: 9.6 years). Almost 69.3% of patients were tobacco smokers and 61% had family history of AUD. Regarding other substance use, 7.7% were current cocaine users and 18.2% were cannabis users. Women started regular alcohol consumption later than men (p DSM-5 detects sex differences in patients seeking their first AUD treatment. Social impairment and risky alcohol use are significantly more frequent in men.enAge of OnsetAlcohol-Related DisordersBehavior, AddictiveCross-Sectional StudiesDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental DisordersFemaleHospitalizationHumansMaleMiddle AgedRisk-TakingSex FactorsSurveys and Questionnairesresearch article31018004open access10.20882/adicciones.1177http://adicciones.es/index.php/adicciones/article/download/1177/1047