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Table 8 Multivariate analysis for the prediction of hazardous drinking

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)

Malea ≥ 40, Femaleb ≥ 20

OR

95%CI

P value

AUDIT-C

3.45

2.26–5.26

<0.001

Sex (Female)

8.92

1.67–47.6

0.010

BMI

1.08

0.95–1.24

0.248

AST/ALT ratio

2.94

0.95–9.12

0.063

GGT

1.00

1.00–1.01

0.895

MCV

1.10

0.99–1.21

0.084

  1. a N = 174, b N = 160, OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval