Assessing the delivery of alcohol screening and brief intervention in sexual health clinics in the north east of England

Table 1 Mean AUDIT score and numbers of drinkers broken down by drinking risk group

Demographic group	Drinkers N	AUDIT			Low risk (0–7)		AUDIT positive (8–40)		Probably dependent (20+)
Demographic group	Drinkers N	Mean	SD	Range	N	%	N	%	N	%
Males	1297	8.79	5.10	1–40	611	47%	686	53%	43	3%
Females	1483	6.83	4.19	1–35	957	65%	526	35%	26	2%
Significant difference between gender: t = 11.00, p < 0.0005
Under 18	236	7.15	5.46	1–35	159	67%	77	33%	10	4%
18–19	411	8.46	4.43	1–36	198	48%	213	52%	9	2%
20–24	964	8.50	4.79	1–36	452	47%	512	53%	28	3%
25–29	409	7.55	4.83	1–28	252	62%	157	38%	13	3%
30–34	237	7.20	4.64	1–30	149	63%	88	37%	7	3%
35–39	159	6.65	3.92	1–19	107	67%	52	33%	0	0%
40+	364	6.40	4.23	1–40	251	69%	113	31%	2	1%
Significant difference between age groups: F = 13.60, p < 0.0005
Non-student	2064	7.61	4.89	1–40	1212	59%	852	41%	57	3%
Student	716	8.14	4.26	1–27	356	50%	360	50%	12	2%
Significant difference between student status: t = −2.74, p = 0.006
Heterosexual	2649	7.69	4.69	1–40	1505	57%	1144	43%	63	2%
Other	131	8.82	5.47	1–35	63	48%	68	52%	6	5%
Significant difference between sexual orientation: t = −2.67, p = 0.008
White	2706	7.80	4.74	1–40	1517	56%	1189	44%	69	3%
Black/minority/ethnic	74	5.92	4.41	1–19	51	69%	23	31%	0	0%
Significant difference between ethnicity: t = 3.37, p = 0.001
Deprivation quintile 1	357	7.71	5.30	1–35	212	59%	145	41%	13	4%
Deprivation quintile 2	553	7.69	4.91	1–32	321	58%	232	42%	17	3%
Deprivation quintile 3	609	7.46	4.85	1–35	369	61%	240	39%	17	3%
Deprivation quintile 4	435	7.43	4.74	1–39	254	58%	181	42%	11	3%
Deprivation quintile 5	789	8.16	4.23	1–30	397	50%	392	50%	11	1%
Significant difference between deprivation quintiles (1 = most deprived): F = −2.53, p = 0.039
Total	2780	7.75	4.74	1–40	1568	56%	1212	44%	69	2%

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