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. 2023 May 23;6(5):e2314848. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.14848

Table 1. Participant Baseline Characteristics.

Characteristic Participants, No. (%)
AB-CASI group (n = 418) Standard care group (n = 422)
Age, mean (SD), y 37.0 (11.5) 35.5 (11.0)
Sex
Female 206 (49.3) 201 (47.6)
Male 212 (50.7) 221 (52.4)
AUDIT score, mean (SD)a 12.1 (7.8) 11.9 (8.0)
Alcohol dependence 76 (18.2) 76 (18.0)
Preferred language
English 198 (47.4) 199 (47.2)
Spanish 220 (52.6) 223 (52.8)
Race
American Indian or Alaska native 2 (0.5) 1 (0.2)
Black or African American 14 (3.3) 26 (6.2)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 2 (0.5) 0
White 50 (12.0) 68 (16.1)
Other 347 (83.0) 321 (76.1)
No answer provided 3 (0.7) 6 (1.4)
Hispanic originb
Central American 8 (1.9) 14 (3.3)
Cuban 0 1 (0.2)
Dominican 18 (4.3) 28 (6.6)
Mexican 24 (5.7) 19 (4.5)
Puerto Rican 352 (84.2) 345 (81.8)
South American 8 (1.9) 8 (1.9)
Other 2 (0.5) 3 (0.7)
No answer provided 6 (1.4) 4 (0.9)
Nativity
US mainland 218 (52.2) 238 (56.4)
Other US territory or country 196 (46.9) 175 (41.5)
No answer provided 4 (1.0) 9 (2.1)
Marital status
Divorced or separated 81 (19.4) 76 (18.0)
Married 71 (17.0) 54 (12.8)
Single or never married 226 (54.1) 255 (60.4)
Widowed 7 (1.7) 1 (0.2)
Other 27 (6.5) 30 (7.1)
No answer provided 6 (1.4) 6 (1.4)
Biculturalism score, mean (SD)c 13.2 (29.0) 9.9 (28.5)
Hispanicism score, mean (SD)c 61.6 (13.5) 61.0 (14.2)
Americanism score, mean (SD)c 48.4 (21.0) 51.1 (20.4)
Total cultural involvement score, mean (SD) 109.9 (20.2) 112.1 (20.5)
Educational level
Less than high school 173 (41.4) 163 (38.6)
High school or some college 205 (49.0) 214 (50.7)
Associate’s degree or higher 31 (7.4) 38 (9.0)
Other 7 (1.7) 5 (1.2)
No answer provided 2 (0.5) 2 (0.5)
Has a usual physician 220 (52.6) 225 (53.3)
Health insuranceb
Disability or government services 7 (1.7) 9 (2.1)
Medicaid 293 (70.1) 313 (74.2)
Medicare 23 (5.5) 22 (5.2)
Private PPO 27 (6.5) 16 (3.8)
Other 1 (0.2) 0
None 142 (34.0) 142 (33.6)
Current smoking 235 (56.2) 237 (56.2)

Abbreviations: AB-CASI, automated bilingual computerized alcohol screening and intervention; AUDIT, Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test; PPO, preferred provider organization.

a

Score range, 0-40, with <20 indicating alcohol nondependence and ≥20 indicating alcohol dependence.

b

Multiple categories could be selected.

c

Measured by the Bicultural Involvement Questionnaire–Short Version.58 Biculturalism, Hispanicism, and Americanism are categories approximating acculturation referring to respective levels of comfort and involvement in activities that are classified as more American or more Hispanic or Latino.

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