Table 2. Characteristics of VA outpatients with alcohol use disorder diagnosis at first recorded positive screen between 2009-2013: Overall and across HCV status.
| HCV + | HCV - | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (20,320) | (246,887) | (267,207) | ||||
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| N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | |
| Female | 393 | (1.9) | 8,315 | (3.4) | 8,708 | (3.3) |
| Age in years | ||||||
| 18-29 | 114 | (0.6) | 22,642 | (9.1) | 22,756 | (8.5) |
| 30-44 | 564 | (2.8) | 36,926 | (15.0) | 37,490 | (14.0) |
| 45-64 | 18,605 | (91.6) | 147,249 | (59.6) | 165,854 | (62.1) |
| 65+ | 1,037 | (5.1) | 40,070 | (16.2) | 41,107 | (15.4) |
| Race/ethnicity† | ||||||
| Asian American/Pacific Islander | 216 | (1.1) | 3,448 | (1.5) | 3,664 | (1.4) |
| Black | 6,907 | (34.9) | 48,774 | (20.9) | 55,681 | (21.9) |
| Hispanic/Latino | 1,395 | (7.1) | 15,525 | (6.6) | 16,920 | (6.7) |
| Native American | 296 | (1.5) | 3,298 | (1.4) | 3,594 | (1.4) |
| White | 10,973 | (55.5) | 162,933 | (69.6) | 173,906 | (68.5) |
| Marital status† | ||||||
| Divorced/Separated | 9,304 | (46.0) | 86,914 | (35.6) | 96,218 | (36.4) |
| Married | 3,830 | (19.0) | 82,803 | (33.9) | 86,633 | (32.7) |
| Never Married/Single | 6,924 | (31.1) | 66,017 | (27.0) | 72,311 | (27.3) |
| Widowed | 788 | (3.9) | 8,694 | (3.6) | 9,482 | (3.6) |
| VA eligibility status† | ||||||
| Full VA Coverage | 3,339 | (16.4) | 48,011 | (19.5) | 51,350 | (19.2) |
| Service connection <50% | 3,592 | (17.7) | 50,377 | (20.4) | 53,969 | (20.2) |
| No coverage | 13,389 | (65.9) | 148,455 | (60.1) | 161,844 | (60.6) |
| Fiscal year of first AUDIT-C | ||||||
| 2010 | 9,456 | (46.5) | 109,621 | (44.4) | 119,077 | (44.6) |
| 2011 | 5,520 | (27.2) | 69,481 | (28.1) | 75,001 | (28.1) |
| 2012 | 3,728 | (18.4) | 49,518 | (20.1) | 53,246 | (19.9) |
| 2013 | 1,616 | (8.0) | 18,267 | (7.4) | 19,883 | (7.4) |
| HIV+ | 527 | (2.6) | 1,197 | (0.5) | 1,724 | (0.7) |
| Major depression | 3,432 | (16.9) | 31,484 | (12.8) | 34,916 | (13.1) |
| Other mood disorder | 9,494 | (46.7) | 89,953 | (36.4) | 99,447 | (37.2) |
| Post Traumatic Stress Disorder | 4,569 | (22.5) | 61,973 | (25.1) | 66,542 | (24.9) |
| Anxiety disorder | 3,329 | (16.4) | 38,646 | (15.7) | 41,975 | (15.7) |
| Serious mental illness | 3,770 | (18.6) | 24,237 | (9.8) | 28,007 | (10.5) |
| Stimulant use disorder | 6,757 | (33.3) | 27,011 | (10.9) | 33,768 | (12.6) |
| Opioid use disorder | 3,164 | (15.6) | 8,938 | (3.6) | 12,102 | (4.5) |
| Other drug use disorder | 4,687 | (23.1) | 27,172 | (11.0) | 31,859 | (11.9) |
| AUDIT-C severity categories | ||||||
| 5-8 | 11,183 | (55.0) | 141,995 | (57.5) | 153,178 | (57.3) |
| 9-12 | 9,137 | (45.0) | 104,892 | (42.5) | 114,029 | (42.7) |
| Alcohol specific condition | 1,969 | (9.7) | 9,335 | (3.8) | 11,304 | (4.2) |
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Total N varies for characteristic due to missing values: race/ethnicity (n 253,765); marital status (n 264,644); VA eligibility status (n 267,163). Characteristics differed significantly by HCV status (p-values ≤ 0.001) for all characteristics (except anxiety disorder p = 0.006).