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Table 6 Sensitivity and specificity of optimal cutoff values of other variables

From: The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test for Consumption (AUDIT-C) is more useful than pre-existing laboratory tests for predicting hazardous drinking: a cross-sectional study

Hazardous drinking (g/day)

Cut-off values

Se

Sp

Malea ≥40, Femaleb ≥20

BMI

27.7

30.4

78.7

AST/ALT ratio

1.2

57.7

60.6

GGT

80

58.0

81.5

MCV

93

53.8

75.9

  1. a N = 174, b N = 160, Se sensitivity, Sp specificity
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BMC Public Health

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