Table 2.
Data on the use of alcoholic beverages and the risk of alcohol-related problems differentiated between males and females. T0, T1 = times during which the tests were administered and completed; n° = number; % = percentage; AUDIT-C = Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-Concise; CI = Confidence interval.
| Male | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T0 | n° | % | AUDIT-C Score Index Mean | 95% CI |
| 321 | 100 | 2.330 | 2.098–2.563 | |
| Abstainers | 93 | 28.97 | ||
| Drinkers | 228 | 71.03 | 3.281 | 3.047–3.514 |
| Low Risk | 148 | 64.91 | 2.209 | 2.076–2.342 |
| Moderate Risk | 52 | 22.81 | 4.365 | 4.230–4.501 |
| High Risk | 23 | 10.09 | 6.696 | 6.492–6.899 |
| Severe Risk | 5 | 2.19 | 8.00 | 8.000–8.000 |
| T1 | n° | % | AUDIT-C Score Index Mean | 95% CI |
| 321 | 100 | 2.835 | 2.565–3.105 | |
| Abstainers | 66 | 20.56 | ||
| Drinkers | 255 | 79.44 | 4.141 | 3.873–4.409 |
| Low Risk | 112 | 43.92 | 2.170 | 2.011–2.328 |
| Moderate Risk | 69 | 27.06 | 4.304 | 4.193–4.416 |
| High Risk | 51 | 20.00 | 6.392 | 6.253–6.531 |
| Severe Risk | 23 | 9.02 | 8.286 | 8.067–8.455 |
| Female | ||||
| T0 | n° | % | AUDIT-C Score Index Mean | 95% CI |
| 319 | 100 | 2.389 | 2.167–2.610 | |
| Abstainers | 80 | 25.08 | ||
| Drinkers | 239 | 74.92 | 3.181 | 2.965–3.190 |
| Low Risk | 150 | 62.76 | 2.127 | 1.991–2.262 |
| Moderate Risk | 62 | 25.94 | 4.403 | 4.256–4.501 |
| High Risk | 26 | 10.88 | 6.500 | 6.294–6.706 |
| Severe Risk | 1 | 0.42 | 9 | - |
| T1 | n° | % | AUDIT-C Score Index Mean | 95% CI |
| 319 | 100 | 3.034 | 2.788–3.281 | |
| Abstainers | 55 | 17.24 | ||
| Drinkers | 264 | 82.76 | 3.716 | 3.479–3.953 |
| Low Risk | 133 | 50.38 | 2.113 | 1.967–2.259 |
| Moderate Risk | 75 | 28.41 | 4.373 | 4.261–4.485 |
| High Risk | 48 | 18.18 | 6.375 | 6.233–6.517 |
| Severe Risk | 8 | 3.03 | 8.250 | 7.863–8.637 |