Table 2.
Participant characteristics by AUDIT-C category
| AUDIT-C ≥3 (N = 665) | AUDIT-C <3 (N = 984) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | <.001 | ||
| Mean (SD) | 53.6 (10.3) | 50.6 (11.3) | |
| Range | (20.1–80.4) | (20.4–85.2) | |
| Marital status, N (%) | .98 | ||
| Married/Committed relationship | 559 (40.5) | 821 (59.5) | |
| Single | 58 (39.7) | 88 (60.3) | |
| Divorced/Separated | 38 (41.8) | 53 (58.2) | |
| Widowed | 8 (44.4) | 10 (55.6) | |
| Education, N (%) | .003 | ||
| High school graduate/GED or lower | 44 (36.7) | 76 (63.3) | |
| Some college or 2-year degree | 150 (33.7) | 295 (66.3) | |
| 4-year college degree | 232 (43.4) | 303 (56.6) | |
| Postgraduate studies | 213 (44.6) | 265 (55.4) | |
| Employment, N (%) | <.001 | ||
| Employed | 413 (40.9) | 598 (59.1) | |
| Full-time homemaker | 90 (40.7) | 131 (59.3) | |
| Retired | 107 (48.9) | 112 (51.1) | |
| Other | 34 (24.1) | 107 (75.9) | |
| Hormone therapy, N (%) | .12 | ||
| Missing | 87 | 123 | |
| No | 393 (38.9) | 618 (61.1) | |
| Yes | 185 (43.2) | 243 (56.8) | |
| Menopause status, N (%) | .46 | ||
| Missing | 480 | 677 | |
| Premenopause | 28 (31.8) | 60 (68.2) | |
| Perimenopause | 22 (37.3) | 37 (62.7) | |
| Postmenopause | 124 (40.0) | 186 (60.0) | |
| Unknown | 11 (31.4) | 24 (68.6) | |
| Childhood sexual abuse, N (%) | .009 | ||
| Missing | 42 | 75 | |
| No | 547 (42.0) | 754 (58.0) | |
| Yes | 76 (32.9) | 155 (67.1) | |
| Abuse in past year, N (%) | .035 | ||
| No | 655 (40.7) | 953 (59.3) | |
| Yes | 10 (24.4) | 31 (75.6) | |
| GAD-7, N (%) | .017 | ||
| <5 | 476 (42.4) | 648 (57.7) | |
| ≥5 | 183 (36.1) | 324 (63.9) | |
| PHQ-9, N (%) | .004 | ||
| <5 | 459 (42.8) | 613 (57.2) | |
| ≥5 | 198 (35.4) | 362 (65.46) | |
| ACE total score | 1.4 (1.8) | 1.5 (1.9) | .45 |
| ACE, N (%) | .078 | ||
| <4 | 546 (41.4) | 773 (58.6) | |
| ≥4 | 81 (35.2) | 149 (64.8) |
AUDIT score ≥3 detects hazardous drinking;16 GAD-7 and PHQ-9 scores of 5, 10, and 15 indicate mild, moderate, and severe anxiety and depression, respectively.22
ACE = adverse childhood experience; AUDIT = Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test; GAD-7 = Generalized Anxiety Disorder; PHQ-9 = Patient Health Questionnaire.