Table 1.
AUDIT scores by age group
| AUDIT Domains/Items | Age Group (Years)
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entire Sample | 15-20 | 21-29 | 30-50 | |
| N (%) | 983(100%) | 297(30%) | 512(52%) | 174(18%) |
| Hazardous Alcohol Use | ||||
| Frequency of drinking | 2.25 (1.53) | 2.59 (1.49) | 2.30 (1.51) | 1.53 (1.47) **** |
| Typical quantity | 1.92 (1.68) | 2.49 (1.65) | 1.88 (1.63) | 0.93 (1.44) **** |
| Frequency of heavy drinking | 1.59 (1.56) | 1.96 (1.60) | 1.57 (1.55) | 0.99 (1.34) **** |
| Dependence Symptoms | ||||
| Impaired control | 0.56 (1.15) | 0.68 (1.30) | 0.48 (1.05) | 0.58 (1.15) |
| Increase salience of drinking | 0.41 (0.93) | 0.58 (1.11) | 0.34 (0.84) | 0.31 (0.81) *** |
| Morning drinking | 0.20 (0.70) | 0.20 (0.74) | 0.19 (0.67) | 0.21 (0.74) |
| Harmful Alcohol Use | ||||
| Guilt after drinking | 0.47 (0.97) | 0.65 (1.15) | 0.40 (0.88) | 0.38 (0.87) *** |
| Blackouts | 0.33 (0.82) | 0.47 (0.97) | 0.26 (0.72) | 0.29 (0.78) ** |
| Alcohol-related injuries | 0.29 (0.91) | 0.38 (1.05) | 0.26 (0.89) | 0.20 (0.74) |
| Others concerned | 1.48 (1.76) | 1.83 (1.83) | 1.41 (1.75) | 1.05 (1.55) **** |
| Total AUDIT Score | 9.33 (7.35) | 11.77 (7.33) | 8.96 (6.94) | 6.28 (7.29) **** |
| Risk Level (AUDIT Score) | ||||
| Probable drinking problem (≥8) | 545 (55%) | 202 (68%) | 284 (56%) | 59 (34%) **** |
| Probably alcohol dependence (≥13) | 314 (32%) | 132 (44%) | 147 (29%) | 35 (20%) **** |
| Low risk (0-7) | 438 (45%) | 95 (32%) | 228 (45%) | 115 (66%) |
| Risk drinking (8-15) | 332 (34%) | 115 (39%) | 182 (36%) | 35 (20%) |
| Heaving drinking (16-19) | 123 (13%) | 45 (15%) | 66 (13%) | 12 (7%) |
| Hazardous drinking (20-40) | 90 (9%) | 42 (14%) | 36 (7%) | 12 (7%) **** |
Note: The number of participants for some of the variables did not add up to the total sample size because of missing data.
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p<0.01;
***
p<0.001;
****
p<0.0001