Table 2.
Diagnostic properties of AUDIT for alcohol dependence and alcohol abuse/ dependence
| AUDIT Score | Sensitivity | Specificity | PPV | NPV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dependence Males (n=544) |
≥9 |
97.4 |
79.6 |
72.1 |
98.3 |
| ≥10 |
94.8 |
81.3 |
73.3 |
96.6 |
|
| ≥11 |
92.7 |
84.4 |
76.3 |
95.5 |
|
| ≥12 |
90.1 |
85.3 |
76.8 |
94.1 |
|
| ≥13 |
86.9 |
87.3 |
78.7 |
92.5 |
|
| ≥14 |
82.2 |
88.7 |
79.7 |
90.2 |
|
| ≥15 |
75.4 |
89.2 |
79.1 |
87.0 |
|
| Dependence Females (n=524) |
≥9 |
93.8 |
85.4 |
63.9 |
98.0 |
| ≥10 |
91.2 |
87.3 |
66.5 |
97.3 |
|
| ≥11 |
89.4 |
90.5 |
72.1 |
96.9 |
|
| ≥12 |
85.0 |
91.7 |
73.8 |
95.7 |
|
| ≥13 |
81.4 |
92.7 |
75.4 |
94.8 |
|
| ≥14 |
73.5 |
93.7 |
76.1 |
92.8 |
|
| ≥15 |
66.4 |
94.6 |
77.3 |
91.1 |
|
| Alcohol abuse/ dependence Males (n= 544) |
≥4 |
99.8 |
38.6 |
56.4 |
99.8 |
| ≥5 |
99.6 |
55.8 |
64.2 |
99.4 |
|
| ≥6 |
99.6 |
67.0 |
70.6 |
99.5 |
|
| ≥7 |
98.8 |
83.5 |
82.6 |
98.8 |
|
| ≥8 |
97.5 |
87.8 |
86.4 |
97.8 |
|
| ≥9 |
96.7 |
91.7 |
90.3 |
97.2 |
|
| ≥10 |
93.4 |
92.7 |
91.1 |
94.6 |
|
| ≥11 |
91.7 |
96.4 |
95.3 |
93.6 |
|
| ≥12 |
89.2 |
97.0 |
96.0 |
91.9 |
|
| ≥13 |
85.1 |
98.0 |
97.2 |
89.2 |
|
| ≥14 |
80.5 |
99.0 |
98.5 |
86.5 |
|
| ≥15 |
74.3 |
99.0 |
98.4 |
82.9 |
|
| Alcohol abuse/ dependence Females (n= 524) |
≥4 |
99.3 |
41.0 |
38.3 |
99.4 |
| ≥5 |
98.6 |
59.3 |
47.1 |
99.1 |
|
| ≥6 |
98.6 |
68.1 |
53.3 |
99.2 |
|
| ≥7 |
97.9 |
83.0 |
68.0 |
99.1 |
|
| ≥8 |
97.2 |
86.7 |
72.9 |
98.8 |
|
| ≥9 |
94.3 |
91.4 |
80.1 |
97.8 |
|
| ≥10 |
92.2 |
93.5 |
83.9 |
97.0 |
|
| ≥11 |
87.9 |
95.8 |
88.6 |
95.6 |
|
| ≥12 |
83.0 |
96.6 |
90.0 |
93.9 |
|
| ≥13 |
79.4 |
97.4 |
91.8 |
92.8 |
|
| ≥14 |
73.0 |
98.4 |
94.5 |
90.8 |
|
| ≥15 | 65.2 | 98.7 | 94.8 | 88.5 |