Table 2.
Baseline patterns of alcohol use among persons living with HIV enrolled in the Health and Motivation Study.
| Characteristic | Participants |
|---|---|
|
| |
| N=614 | |
|
| |
| Any alcohol use past 30 days. % | 93.5 |
|
| |
| Median number of days alcohol use past 30 days (IQR) | 10.0 (4.0, 20.0) |
|
| |
| Number of days in past 30 days had 4/51 drinks | |
| 0 | 51.8 |
| 1 | 15.2 |
| 2 | 5.7 |
| 3 | 4.2 |
| ≥4 days | 23.1 |
|
| |
| Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) | |
| Zone 1 (AUDIT score = 0–7) | 63.5 |
| Zone 2 (AUDIT score = 8–15) | 24.9 |
| Zone 3 (AUDIT score = 16–19) | 5.5 |
| Zone 4 (AUDIT score = 20–40) | 6.0 |
|
| |
| Median (IQR) importance score for reducing or stopping drinking2 | 4.0 (2.0, 7.0) |
|
| |
| Median (IQR) confidence score for reducing or stopping drinking2 | 7.0 (5.0, 9.0) |
IQR, interquartile range
1
4 or more drinks for women and 5 or more drinks for men
2
Scored from 1 (not at all confident/important) to 10 (extremely confident/important) among those with one or more recent hazardous drinking episodes