29 March 2021 : Clinical Research
A Real-World Study on the Use of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) in Men Admitted to a Psychiatric Hospital
Martin Anders1ADE, Eva Kitzlerová1BDE*, Sylva Racková2B, Václav Ćapek1ACDDOI: 10.12659/MSM.929667
Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e929667
Table 2 AUDIT score details.
| AUDIT cut-off points | N | Mean/proportion (%) | SD |
|---|---|---|---|
| All patients | 632 | 9.30 | 9.41 |
| Patients with diagnosis F1 | 469 | 14.38 | 11.05 |
| Patients with diagnosis F2 | 185 | 5.74 | 6.51 |
| Patients with diagnosis F3 | 91 | 7.12 | 7.04 |
| Patients with diagnosis F4 | 183 | 10.02 | 9.10 |
| Cut-off ≥20 | 89 | 14.10% | – |
| Cut-off 16–19 | 46 | 7.30% | – |
| Cut-off 8–15 | 151 | 23.90% | – |
| Cut-off <8 | 346 | 54.70% | – |
| “−” indicates “not relevant”. n – number of patients; SD – standard deviation; AUDIT – Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test. Key to ICD-10 diagnoses: F1 – alcohol-related disorders; F2 – psychotic disorders; F3 – affective disorders; F4 – neurotic and psychosomatic disorders. Key to AUDIT score point ranges: ≥20 – alcohol dependence; 16–19 – harmful alcohol consumption or alcohol dependence; 8–15 – high-risk (dangerous) alcohol consumption; | |||