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Table 4 Final multivariate regression model of client characteristics predicting positive treatment outcome (ie non-problem drinking according to the AUDIT-C cut-offs) at 12-month follow-up

From: Treatment outcome, treatment retention, and their predictors among clients of five outpatient alcohol treatment centres in Switzerland

Client characteristic at treatment admission

OR (95 % CI)

Educational level

 

 Low (Ref.)

 

 Medium

1.18 (0.60–2.31)

 High

0.38 (0.17–0.83)*

Life satisfaction (Questions on Life Satisfaction)

1.06 (1.02–1.11)**

Problem drinking (AUDIT-C)

 

 No (Ref.)

 

 Yes

0.38 (0.21–0.67)**

Drinking goal

 

 Abstinence (Ref.)

 

 Controlled drinking

0.22 (0.13–0.37)**

 I do not want to restrict myself

0.44 (0.04–4.74)

 Have not yet decided

0.48 (0.21–1.07)

Admission

 

 First admission (Ref.)

 

 Readmission

0.43 (0.25–0.74)**

  1. AUDIT-C cut-offs for problem drinking were ≥5 and ≥4 for men and women, respectively
  2. Notes: AUDIT-C consumption items of the alcohol use disorders identification test, OR odds ratio, 95 % CI 95 % confidence interval, Ref. reference category
  3. *p < .05; **p < .01; Nagelkerke’s R2 = .30; n = 376