Table 2.
Alcohol use disorder correlates and symptom endorsement
| CORRELATES | ENDORSEMENT | ||||
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| Symptom | AUDIT | Drinks/week | DrInC | % meeting diagnostic criteria | Rank order frequency |
| Abuse (DSM-IV) | |||||
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| Neglect major role obligations | .46 | .33 | .46 | 42% | 9 |
| Hazardous use | .23 | .16 | .26 | 66% | 4 |
| Legal problems | .24 | .16 | .22 | 10% | 12 |
| Social/interpersonal problems | .49 | .35 | .44 | 63% | 5 |
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| Dependence (DSM-IV) | |||||
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| Drink more/longer than planned | .24 | .15 | .26 | 81% | 2 |
| Desire to quit/cut down | .14 | −.10 | .07 | 91% | 1 |
| Time spent using/recovering | .51 | .52 | .38 | 62% | 6 |
| Activities given up | .54 | .45 | .41 | 41% | 10 |
| Physical/psychological consequences | .18 | .08 | .27 | 54% | 7 |
| Tolerance | .17 | .22 | .14 | 73% | 3 |
| Withdrawal | .49 | .25 | .57 | 35% | 11 |
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| New to DSM-5 | |||||
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| Craving | .41 | .36 | .22 | 47% | 8 |
Note. DrInC = Drinker Inventory of Consequences score; AUDIT = Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test score