Table 2.
Gender differences on alcohol consumption levels (AUDIT scores).
| Men | Women | t | p | Cohen’s d | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | M | SD | n (%) | M | SD | ||||
| Non-consumption | 530 (32.8) | 0 | 0 | 1,085 (67.2) | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Prudent | 1,417 (42.5) | 4.4 | 1.9 | 1,914 (57.5) | 3.5 | 1.6 | 15.24 | <0.001 | 0.52 |
| Risky | 1,308 (54.5) | 10.9 | 2.2 | 1,092 (45.5) | 9.8 | 2.4 | 11.72 | <0.001 | 0.50 |
| Harmful | 243 (71.1) | 17.3 | 1.1 | 99 (28.9) | 17.1 | 1.1 | 1.16 | 0.24 | 0.18 |
| Dependence | 158 (72.8) | 24.1 | 3.8 | 59 (27.2) | 23.2 | 3.0 | 1.85 | 0.07 | 0.25 |
AUDIT = 0 = Non-consumption; AUDIT (men) > 0 < 8 = Prudent; AUDIT (women) > 0 < 7 = Prudent; AUDIT (men) ≥ 8 < 15 = Risky; AUDIT (women) ≥ 7 < 15 = Risky; AUDIT ≥ 16 < 20 = Harmful; and AUDIT = 20–40 = Dependence.