Table 3.

DSM-IV categorical and dimensional diagnoses predicting change in weekly alcohol consumption during the first four weeks following a brief intervention.

	DV: total weekly alcoholic drinks consumed
	b	SE	p	95% CI (low, high)
Categorical AD (A1)
Intercept	27.06	2.38	0.01	22.38, 31.73
Diagnosis	5.91	2.95	0.05	0.12, 11.70
Week	−0.67	0.59	0.25	−1.83, 0.48
Diagnosis × week	−0.43	0.73	0.56	−1.86, 1.01
Dimensional AD (A2)
Intercept	22.74	3.35	0.01	16.16, 29.32
Diagnosis	2.04	0.76	0.01	0.55, 3.54
Week	0.34	0.82	0.68	−1.27, 1.96
Diagnosis × week	−0.32	0.19	0.08	−0.69, 0.04
Dimensional AUD (A3)
Intercept	22.34	3.59	0.01	15.30, 29.39
Diagnosis	1.48	0.57	0.01	0.36, 2.60
Week	0.64	0.88	0.47	−1.08, 2.36
Diagnosis × week	−0.28	0.14	0.05	−0.55, -0.01

Notes. DV, dependent variable; b, regression coefficient; SE, standard error; p, p-value; CI, confidence interval; AD, alcohol dependence; AUD, alcohol use disorder.