Table 1:

Wave 1 current drinkers in the NESARC sample, by the four WHO drinking risk levels (n = 21,925)

Wave 1 WHO risk drinking level	Definition of each level, in grams (US standard drinks)	n	Prevalence of participants at each WHO risk level	Prevalence of liver disease, Wave 1	Prevalence of positive AUDIT-C scores at Wave 1*
Very high	>100 g (>7.1 drinks) for men;
	>60 g (>4.3 drinks) for women	2,729	12.7%	1.0%	88.3%
High	60–100 g (4.3–7.1 drinks) for men;
	40–60 g (2.9–4.3 drinks) for women	2,961	13.2%	0.7%	68.6%
Moderate	40–60 g (2.9–4.3 drinks) for men;
	20–40 g (1.4–2.9 drinks) for women	5,269	23.2%	0.4%	43.9%
Low	1–40 g (<2.9 drinks) for men;
	1–20 g (<1.4 drinks) for women	10,966	50.9%	0.4%	21.8%

^*Positive AUDIT-C score: ≥4 points for men; ≥3 points for women