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Inconsistencies between alcohol screening results based on AUDIT-C scores and reported drinking on the AUDIT-C questions: prevalence in two US national samples

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Title
Inconsistencies between alcohol screening results based on AUDIT-C scores and reported drinking on the AUDIT-C questions: prevalence in two US national samples
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Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, January 2014
DOI 10.1186/1940-0640-9-2
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Kate E Delaney, Amy K Lee, Gwen T Lapham, Anna D Rubinsky, Laura J Chavez, Katharine A Bradley

Abstract

The AUDIT-C is an extensively validated screen for unhealthy alcohol use (i.e. drinking above recommended limits or alcohol use disorder), which consists of three questions about alcohol consumption. AUDIT-C scores ≥4 points for men and ≥3 for women are considered positive screens based on US validation studies that compared the AUDIT-C to "gold standard" measures of unhealthy alcohol use from independent, detailed interviews. However, results of screening--positive or negative based on AUDIT-C scores--can be inconsistent with reported drinking on the AUDIT-C questions. For example, individuals can screen positive based on the AUDIT-C score while reporting drinking below US recommended limits on the same AUDIT-C. Alternatively, they can screen negative based on the AUDIT-C score while reporting drinking above US recommended limits. Such inconsistencies could complicate interpretation of screening results, but it is unclear how often they occur in practice.

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Country Count As %
Colombia 1 2%
Brazil 1 2%
Unknown 55 96%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 14 25%
Student > Master 8 14%
Student > Postgraduate 6 11%
Student > Ph. D. Student 4 7%
Librarian 3 5%
Other 9 16%
Unknown 13 23%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 16 28%
Nursing and Health Professions 9 16%
Psychology 5 9%
Social Sciences 5 9%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 4%
Other 4 7%
Unknown 16 28%
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