Table 1.
Characteristics of VHA Outpatients in Study Sample (N = 225,092) by AUDIT-C Scores
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AUDIT-C |
AUDIT-C |
AUDIT-C |
AUDIT-C |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Sample (225,092) | 0 (101,109) | 1–4 (95,001) | 5–8 (22,973) | 9–12 (6009) | P value | |
| N(%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
| Demographics | ||||||
| Female | 9168 (4.1) | 4393 (4.3) | 4268(4.5) | 409 (1.8) | 98 (1.6) | <0.001 |
| Age <30 | 1162 (0.5) | 239 (0.2) | 651 (0.7) | 218 (0.9) | 54 (0.9) | |
| 30–39 | 3107 (1.4) | 923 (0.9) | 1610 (1.7) | 452 (2.0) | 122 (2.0) | |
| 40–49 | 11681 (5.2) | 4518 (4.5) | 4887 (5.1) | 1671 (7.3) | 605 (10.1) | |
| 50–59 | 47241 (21.0) | 19880 (19.7) | 17760 (18.7) | 6993 (30.4) | 2608 (43.4) | |
| 60–69 | 53028 (23.6) | 22880 (22.6) | 22020 (23.2) | 6553 (28.5) | 1575 (26.2) | |
| 70–79 | 72771 (32.3) | 33930 (33.6) | 32280 (34.0) | 5685 (24.8) | 876 (14.6) | |
| >80 | 36009 (16.0) | 18700 (18.5) | 15750 (16.6) | 1394 (6.1) | 165 (2.8) | <0.001 |
| White | 189007 (85.8) | 83390 (84.7) | 82130 (88.0) | 18800 (83.0) | 4687 (79.2) | <0.001 |
| African American | 14168 (6.4) | 6966 (7.0) | 4952 (5.3) | 1744 (7.7) | 506 (8.6) | |
| Hispanic | 9905 (4.5) | 4404 (4.4) | 3639 (3.9) | 1372 (6.1) | 490 (8.3) | |
| Education | ||||||
| Less than 12th | 40227 (18.2) | 24050 (24.3) | 12140 (13.0) | 3109 (13.7) | 928 (15.7) | |
| HS graduate | 140823 (63.7) | 61710 (62.4) | 59330 (63.5) | 15520 (68.4) | 4263 (72.1) | |
| College Grad | 39900 (18.1) | 13120 (13.3) | 22010 (23.5) | 4047 (17.8) | 723 (12.2) | <0.001 |
| Married | 148846 (66.1) | 67540 (66.8) | 65520 (69.0) | 13070 (56.9) | 2716 (45.2) | <0.001 |
| Health behaviors | ||||||
| Last Regular Smoking | ||||||
| Never | 61271 (27.2) | 29450 (29.1) | 25700 (27.0) | 4876 (21.2) | 1245 (20.7) | |
| Past year | 11450 (5.1) | 4671 (4.6) | 4416 (4.7) | 1805 (7.9) | 558 (9.3) | |
| 1–5 years ago | 10745 (4.8) | 5021 (5.0) | 4163 (4.4) | 1235 (5.4) | 326 (5.4) | |
| Over 5 years ago | 113772 (50.5) | 50790 (50.2) | 50830 (53.4) | 10260 (44.7) | 1892 (31.5) | |
| Current | 27846 (12.4) | 11170 (11.1) | 9894 (10.4) | 4794 (20.9) | 1988 (33.1) | <0.001 |
| Medical conditions | ||||||
| Past year Depression | 74041 (32.9) | 36140 (35.7) | 26470 (27.9) | 8267 (36.0) | 3164 (52.7) | <0.001 |
| Deyo Comorbidity Score Mean (SD) | 1.01 (1.34) | 1.20 (1.44) | 0.89 (1.25) | 0.73 (1.12) | 0.72 (1.11) | <0.001 |
HS = High school graduate.