Table 3 Sample characteristics, mean (standard deviation) or percent1
From: Screening and brief intervention for alcohol use disorder risk in three middle-income countries
Variable | Brazil | China | South Africa | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total (N = 1,638) | CAGE = 0 (n = 853) | CAGE ≥ 1 (n = 785) | Total (N = 1,170) | CAGE = 0 (n = 818) | CAGE ≥ 1 (n = 352) | Total (N = 1,294) | CAGE = 0 (n = 956) | CAGE ≥ 1 (n = 338) | |
Talked to health care provider in past year (%) | 63.9 | 70.8 | 57.6** | 25.3 | 24.6 | 27.0 | 35.2 | 35.6 | 35.1 |
Alcohol use screening in past year (%) | 15.9 | 17.7 | 14.3 | 9.4 | 8.2 | 12.6** | 5.6 | 2.4 | 6.7** |
Brief intervention in past year (%) | 3.8 | 1.8 | 5.6** | 5.5 | 4.4 | 8.2** | 3.6 | 0.6 | 4.6** |
Age | 35.6 (13.0) | 37.4 (13.7) | 34.0 (12.1)** | 47.2 (16.4) | 47.9 (16.3) | 45.7 (16.6) | 32.7 (10.6) | 33.7 (12.4) | 32.3 (9.9)* |
Male (%) | 56.4 | 49.2 | 63.0** | 65.4 | 61.9 | 74.1** | 70.0 | 58.5 | 74.1** |
White (%) | 29.4 | 34.7 | 24.4** | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Black / Zulu (%)2 | 14.8 | 12.4 | 17.1* | --- | --- | --- | 31.3 | 32.0 | 31.1 |
Brown / Sotho (%)2 | 49.0 | 46.9 | 50.8 | --- | --- | --- | 33.4 | 38.4 | 31.6* |
Asian / Tsonga (%)2 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.6 | --- | --- | --- | 10.7 | 9.7 | 11.1 |
Xosa (%) | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 8.0 | 6.8 | 8.4 |
Other (%) | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.0 | --- | --- | --- | 16.6 | 13.2 | 17.8 |
Married (%) | 54.9 | 56.4 | 53.5 | 80.4 | 81.6 | 77.4 | 20.3 | 24.0 | 19.0* |
Education | 4.0 (2.2) | 4.5 (2.2) | 3.6 (2.1)** | 4.5 (1.9) | 4.4 (1.1) | 4.6 (1.3) | 12.4 (2.5) | 12.2 (2.9) | 12.5 (2.4) |
Perceived wealth | 3.7 (1.3) | 3.8 (1.2) | 3.6 (1.3)* | 3.9 (1.0) | 3.9 (1.0) | 3.9 (1.1) | 3.0 (1.3) | 3.0 (1.3) | 3.0 (1.3) |
Subjective health | 3.9 (0.8) | 3.9 (0.8) | 3.8 (0.8)* | 3.7 (0.7) | 3.7 (0.7) | 3.7 (0.8) | 3.8 (0.9) | 3.9 (0.9) | 3.8 (1.0) |