Table 2.
AUDIT-C cut-offs used in this study and gender differences.
| Audit-C Cut-Offs | AUDIT-C Positive |
AUDIT-C Negative |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | |
| Public Health England recommended cut-off: Males and Females both ≥5 [16] (n = 1084) |
909 | 83.8 | 175 | 16.2 |
| Males (n = 308) | 265 | 86.0 | 43 | 14.0 |
| Females (n = 776) | 644 | 82.9 | 132 | 17.1 |
| Students and young people Females ≥7 Males ≥8 [18] (n = 1075) |
515 | 47.9 | 560 | 52.1 |
| Males (n = 307) | 149 | 48.5 | 158 | 51.5 |
| Females (n = 768) | 366 | 47.6 | 402 | 52.3 |
| Adults seeking on-line help ≥8 Both genders [19] (n = 1084) |
379 | 34.9 | 705 | 65.1 |
| Males *** (n = 308) | 151 | 49.0 | 157 | 51.0 |
| Females (n = 776) | 228 | 29.3 | 548 | 70.7 |
*** p < 0.001.