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. 2022 Feb 24;13:784896. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.784896

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.