Table 5 Method of Checking Alcohol Use by the Reason for Consultation
Reason for consultationa | AUDIT-C or AUDIT-10 performedb | Weekly doses countedb | Asked briefly about alcohol use | Brief intervention took place during consultation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Health check-up (N = 265) | 58.9% (N = 156) | 20.0% (N = 53) | 18.1% (N = 48) | 20.4% (N = 54) |
95% CI | 52.8–64.8% | 15.2–24.8% | 13.5–22.8% | 15.5–25.2% |
p-value | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
Medicalc (N = 106) | 8.5% (N = 9) | 31.1% (N = 33) | 52.8% (N = 56) | 34.0% (N = 36) |
95% CI | 3.2–13.8% | 22.3–39.9% | 43.3–62.3% | 24.9–43.0% |
p-value | < 0.001 | 0.024 | < 0.001 | 0.007 |
Mental (N = 58) | 10.3% (N = 6) | 34.5% (N = 20) | 46.6% (N = 27) | 32.8% (N = 19) |
95% CI | 2.5–18.2% | 22.3–46.7% | 33.7–59.4% | 20.7–44.8% |
p-value | < 0.001 | 0.020 | < 0.001 | 0.046 |
Physical (N = 34) | 2.9% (N = 1) | 29.4% (N = 10) | 64.7% (N = 22) | 41.2% (N = 14) |
95% CI | 0–8.6% | 14.1–44.7% | 48.6–80.8% | 24.6–57.7% |
p-value | < 0.001 | 0.214 | < 0.001 | 0.010 |
Alcohol overuse detected in consultation (N = 43) | 86.0% (N = 37) | 4.7% (N = 2) | N = 0 | 58.1% (N = 25) |
95% CI | 75.7–96.4% | 1.3–15.5%d | 43.4–72.9% | |
p-value | 0.0014 | 0.019 | < 0.001 |