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. 2021 Sep 17;18(10):977–985. doi: 10.30773/pi.2021.0122

Table 4.

AUDIT-K–specific factor analysis by age groups

Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
p value Group 1 & 2 p value Group 2 & 3 p value Group 1 & 3 p value
Mean±SD Mean±SD Mean±SD
Male (N) 6,659 881 673
20s
AUDIT-K 8.87±5.619 9.86±6.958 11.94±7.441 <0.001* 0.220 0.052 <0.001*
AUDIT-C 6.24±2.852 6.36±3.410 6.72±3.122 0.432 1.000 1.000 0.586
AUDIT-D/P 2.63±3.577 3.50±4.359 5.23±5.153 <0.001* 0.043* 0.006* <0.001*
30s
AUDIT-K 9.18±6.291 10.83±7.482 11.61±7.364 <0.001* <0.001* 0.458 <0.001*
AUDIT-C 6.15±3.132 6.49±3.543 6.67±3.227 0.017* 0.214 1.000 0.045*
AUDIT-D/P 3.04±3.963 4.31±4.851 4.94±5.058 <0.001* <0.001* 0.213 <0.001*
Over 40s
AUDIT-K 8.91±6.204 10.57±7.172 12.74±8.439 <0.001* <0.001* <0.001* <0.001*
AUDIT-C 6.07±3.323 6.27±3.332 6.79±3.719 <0.001* 0.784 0.100 <0.001*
AUDIT-D/P 2.83±3.688 4.30±4.585 5.95±5.576 <0.001* <0.001* <0.001* <0.001*
Female (N) 3,870 925 848
20s
AUDIT-K 7.08±5.849 8.07±6.613 9.02±8.068 <0.001* 0.044* 0.212 <0.001*
AUDIT-C 4.65±2.927 4.93±3.054 5.03±3.364 0.114 0.413 1.000 0.221
AUDIT-D/P 2.43±3.620 3.14±4.216 3.99±5.395 <0.001* 0.018* 0.031* <0.001*
30s
AUDIT-K 5.55±5.482 6.17±6.121 7.84±7.192 <0.001* 0.212 <0.001* <0.001*
AUDIT-C 3.73±2.884 3.87±2.982 4.41±3.206 <0.001* 1.000 0.037* <0.001*
AUDIT-D/P 1.82±3.168 2.30±3.766 3.43±4.559 <0.001* 0.055 <0.001* <0.001*
Over 40s
AUDIT-K 4.02±4.415 4.74±5.544 5.86±6.033 <0.001* 0.117 0.050 <0.001*
AUDIT-C 2.98±2.708 3.07±2.969 3.56±2.978 0.025* 1.000 0.226 0.020*
AUDIT-D/P 1.04±2.215 1.67±3.101 2.31±3.567 <0.001* 0.002* 0.030* <0.001*

Values are presented as mean±standard deviation (95% confidence interval).

*

p<0.05; Bonferroni correction is used.

Group 1: participants who had no clinical depression and no suicidal ideation; Group 2: participants who had clinical depression and no suicidal ideation; Group 3: participants who had clinical depression and suicidal ideation. SD, standard deviation; AUDIT-K, Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-Korea; AUDIT-C, Alcohol Use Disorders Identification-Alcohol Consumption Score; AUDIT-D/P, Alcohol Use Disorders Identification-Alcohol Dependent-related Problem Score