Table 4.
Prevalence of inconsistency between screening results based on AUDIT-C scores and reported drinking on the same AUDIT-C in men and women
| |
US general population sample |
VA outpatient sample |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (N = 26,610) | (N = 467,416) | ||||||
|
Men | |||||||
|
Positive screen based on AUDIT-C score | |||||||
|
AUDIT-C score |
% reporting < recommended limits |
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|
Total |
Q#1 |
Q#2 |
Q#3 |
% |
(95% CI) |
% |
(95% CI) |
|
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2.3 |
(2.1–2.6) |
1.0 |
(1.0-1.0) |
|
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
5.4 |
(5.1–5.8) |
12.9 |
(12.7–13.0) |
|
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1.1 |
(0.9–1.3) |
1.9 |
(1.8–1.9) |
|
All inconsistent positive screens |
8.9* |
(8.4–9.4) |
15.8 |
(15.6–15.8) |
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|
Negative screen based on AUDIT-C score | |||||||
|
AUDIT-C score |
% reporting > recommended limits |
||||||
|
Total |
Q#1 |
Q#2 |
Q#3 |
% |
(95% CI) |
% |
(95% CI) |
|
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1.1 |
(0.9–1.2) |
2.0 |
(2.0–2.0) |
|
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2.0 |
(1.7–2.2) |
0.6 |
(0.6–0.6) |
|
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
-- |
0.3 |
(0.3–0.3) |
|
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
-- |
0.1 |
(0.01-0.1) |
|
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1.9 |
(1.7–2.2) |
2.3 |
(2.2–2.3) |
|
All inconsistent negative screens |
4.9 |
(4.6–5.3) |
5.3 |
(5.2–5.3) |
|||
|
All inconsistent negative & positive screens |
13.8 |
(13.2–14.4) |
21.1 |
(20.9–21.1) |
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|
Women | |||||||
|
Positive screen based on AUDIT-C score | |||||||
|
AUDIT-C score |
% reporting < recommended limits ** |
||||||
|
Total |
Q#1 |
Q#2 |
Q#3 |
% |
(95% CI) |
% |
(95% CI) |
|
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2.6 |
(2.4–2.9) |
1.5 |
(1.3–1.7) |
|
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
8.2 |
(7.7–8.6) |
8.1 |
(7.7–8.5) |
|
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1.6 |
(1.4–1.8) |
0.6 |
(0.5–0.8) |
|
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
5.0 |
(4.6–5.4) |
7.2 |
(6.8–7.6) |
|
All inconsistent positive screens |
17.5* |
(16.8–18.1) |
17.4 |
(16.9–18.0) |
|||
|
Negative screen based on AUDIT-C score | |||||||
|
AUDIT-C score |
% reporting > recommended limits |
||||||
|
Total |
Q#1 |
Q#2 |
Q#3 |
% |
(95% CI) |
% |
(95% CI) |
|
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0.8 |
(0.7–1.0) |
3.3 |
(3.0–3.6) |
|
All inconsistent negative screens |
0.8 |
(0.7–1.0) |
3.3 |
(3.0–3.6) |
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| All inconsistent negative & positive screens | 18.3* | (17.7–18.9) | 20.7 | (20.1–21.3) | |||
*Numbers do not add up to totals due to rounding.
**All negative screens with report of risky drinking were due to heavy episodic drinking (≥5 drinks in a day).