Table 3.

AUDIT ranges by sex

	Male (n=536)		Female (n=557)		Total (n=1093)
Range (AUDIT score)	n	Per cent	n	Per cent	n	Per cent
Abstainers	75	14.0	152	27.3	227	20.8
Lower risk (1–7)	320	59.7	348	62.5	668	61.1
Increasing risk (8–15)	124	23.1	49	8.8	173	15.8
Higher risk (16–19)	10	1.9	3	0.5	13	1.2
Probable dependence (≥20)	7	1.3	5	0.9	12	1.1

Sex not recorded for 35 patients.

AUDIT, Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Tool.