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Table 1 Participant characteristics N = 300

From: Validation of the alcohol use disorders identification test in a Danish hospital setting

 

All participants

N = 300

Fulfills ≥ 3 self-reported ICD-10 criteria for alcohol dependence syndrome

N = 14

Does not fulfill the ICD-10 criteria for alcohol dependence

N = 286

Significance level of difference, p-value

Female gender, n (%)

145 (48.3)

4 (28.6)

141 (49.3)

0.130

Age in years, mean (SD) median [range]

52.0 (17.4) 54 [18, 86]

54.1 (14.0) 55.5 [19, 73]

51.9 (17.6) 53.5 [18, 86]

0.679

Alcohol intake last weeka in standard drinks, mean (SD) median [range]

4.1 (8.7) 0 [0, 60]

16.6 (22.3) 7.5 [0, 60]

3.5 (7.0) 0 [0, 46]

0.014

Alcohol intake last weeka, > 10 standard drinks (%) (hazardous use)

32 (10.7)

6 (42.9)

26 (9.1)

< 0.001

AUDIT scoreb, mean (SD) median [range]

4.5 (5.8) 3 [0, 38]

24.1 (7.2) 25 [13, 38]

3.5 (3.6) 3 [0, 25]

< 0.001

AUDIT scoreb ≥8 (%) (hazardous use)

41 (13.7)

14 (100)

27 (9.4)

< 0.001

AUDIT scoreb ≥16 (%) (suggestive of dependence)

18 (6.0)

N/A

N/A

< 0.001

AUDIT scoreb ≥20 (%) (high likelihood of dependence)

12 (4.0)

N/A

< 3

< 0.001

AUDIT-C scorec, mean (SD) median [range]

3.1 (2.7) 3 [0, 12]

9.9 (2.2) 10 [6, 12]

2.7 (2.3) 3 [0, 10]

< 0.001

AUDIT-C scorec ≥4 (%)

104 (34.7)

14 (100)

90 (31.5)

< 0.001

AUDIT-C scorec ≥5 (%)

76 (25.3)

14 (100)

62 (21.7)

< 0.001

  1. Notes: SD, Standard Deviation. AUDIT, Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test. AUDIT-C, Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test-Consumption. N/A: Results cannot be shown due to European general data protection regulations (at least one cell with < 3 observations). aAlcohol intake during the last week, recorded per day by means of The Timeline Follow Back one week version and summarized. Alcohol intake is measured as number of standard drinks (12 g of pure alcohol). bAUDIT score range 0–40. Higher score indicating higher levels of alcohol problems. World Health Organization cut-off values for AUDIT scores: hazardous use (AUDIT ≥ 8), suggestive of dependence (AUDIT ≥ 16), high likelihood of dependence (AUDIT ≥ 20). cAUDIT-C score range 0–12. Higher score indicating higher alcohol consumption. Standard drink is 12 g of alcohol
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Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy

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