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Table 2 AUDIT subscale scores and hazardous drinking (AUDIT Score ≥ 8) by demographic characteristics

From: Undergraduate student drinking and related harms at an Australian university: web-based survey of a large random sample

  

AUDIT Subscales

AUDIT Score ≥ 8

% (N)

Demographic characteristic

AUDIT Consumptiona

Mean (SD)

AUDIT Dependenceb

Mean (SD)

AUDIT Problemsc

Mean (SD)

 

Age

17-19

4.8 (SD = 3.3)

0.8 (SD = 1.4)

2.1 (SD = 2.8)

44.5 (1762)

 

20-25

4.3 (SD = 3.2)

0.8 (SD = 1.4)

1.9 (SD = 2.8)

39.1 (1284)

 

p-value

< 0.001

0.587

0.35

< 0.001

Gender

Female

4.0 (SD = 3.0)

0.7 (SD = 1.2)

1.8 (SD = 2.6)

35.7 (1471)

 

Male

5.3 (SD = 3.5)

1.0 (SD = 1.6)

2.3 (SD = 3.0)

50.6 (1575)

 

p-value

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

Citizenship

Aust/NZ

5.0 (SD = 3.2)

0.9 (SD = 1.4)

2.3 (SD = 2.9)

47.0 (2853)

 

Non-Aust/NZ

2.3 (SD = 2.6)

0.4 (SD = 1.0)

0.8 (SD = 1.9)

16.5 (193)

 

p-value

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

  1. a Consists of AUDIT items 1-3: How often do you have a drink containing alcohol (0-4); How many drinks containing alcohol do you have on a typical day when you are drinking (0-4); and How often do you have six or more drinks no one occasion (0-4) [Total range 0-12]
  2. b Consists of AUDIT items 4-6: How often during the last year have you found that you were not able to stop drinking once you had started (0-4); How often during the last year have you failed to do what you normally expected from you because of drinking (0-4) and How often during the last year have you needed a first drink in the morning to get yourself going after a heavy drinking session (0-4) [Total range 0-12]
  3. c Consists of AUDIT items 7-10: How often during the last year have you had a feeling of guilt or remorse after drinking? (0-4); How often during the last year have you been unable to remember what happened the night before because you had been drinking? (0-4); Have you or someone else been injured as a result of your drinking? (0-4); Has a relative or friend or a doctor or another health worker been concerned about your drinking or suggested you cut down? (0-4) [Total range 0-16]