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. 2010 May;71(3):418–423. doi: 10.15288/jsad.2010.71.418

Table 1.

Factor loadings with 95% confidence intervals, threshold, discrimination and difficulty parameters from one-factor Mx marginal maximum likelihood analysis of 10 alcohol dependence, abuse, and weekly “binge” drinking criteria in 353 undergraduate students, 2007

Factor loading Two-factor model
Alcohol criteria Prevalence n (%) Factor loading One-factor model [95% CI] Factor 1 Factor 2 Discrim. Severity
Tolerance 161 (45.6) .83 [.73, .90] .759 .284 1.461 0.127
Withdrawal 25(7.1) .55 [.36, .71] .460 .350 0.661 2.667
Larger/longer 123 (34.8) .76 [.66, .84] .813 .041 1.164 0.509
Quit/cut down 34 (9.6) .76 [.63, .86] .738 .250 1.182 1.701
Time spent drinking 51 (14.4) .86 [.77, .92] .892 .166 1.694 1.222
Activities reduced 22 (6.2) .78 [.64, .88] .666 .468 1.249 1.963
Use despite problems 50(14.2) .85 [.75, .91] .726 .498 1.594 1.245
Neglect responsibility 66(18.7) .65 [.52, .76] .637 .207 0.864 1.328
Hazardous use 46(13.0) .58 [.42, .71] .470 .411 0.708 1.906
Social/legal problems 22 (6.2) .86 [.72, .99] .630 .675 1.683 1.805
“Binge” drinking 158(44.8) .58 [.46, .68] .700 −.147 0.711 0.226
Fit statistics
 −2 LLa 2,798.1 2,775.2
 AIC −5,083.9 −5,084.8
 BIC −10,205.0 −10,184.1

Notes: Discrim. = discrimination. LL = log likelihood; AIC = Akaike Information Criterion; BIC = Bayesian Information Criterion.

a

Likelihood ratio test: χ2(10) = 22.97, p = .01.