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Table 2 Diagnostic properties of AUDIT for alcohol dependence and alcohol abuse/ dependence

From: The alcohol use disorders identification test (AUDIT): validation of a Nepali version for the detection of alcohol use disorders and hazardous drinking in medical settings

 

AUDIT Score

Sensitivity

Specificity

PPV

NPV

Dependence Males (n=544)

≥9

97.4

79.6

72.1

98.3

≥10

94.8

81.3

73.3

96.6

≥11

92.7

84.4

76.3

95.5

≥12

90.1

85.3

76.8

94.1

≥13

86.9

87.3

78.7

92.5

≥14

82.2

88.7

79.7

90.2

≥15

75.4

89.2

79.1

87.0

Dependence Females (n=524)

≥9

93.8

85.4

63.9

98.0

≥10

91.2

87.3

66.5

97.3

≥11

89.4

90.5

72.1

96.9

≥12

85.0

91.7

73.8

95.7

≥13

81.4

92.7

75.4

94.8

≥14

73.5

93.7

76.1

92.8

≥15

66.4

94.6

77.3

91.1

Alcohol abuse/ dependence Males (n= 544)

≥4

99.8

38.6

56.4

99.8

≥5

99.6

55.8

64.2

99.4

≥6

99.6

67.0

70.6

99.5

≥7

98.8

83.5

82.6

98.8

≥8

97.5

87.8

86.4

97.8

≥9

96.7

91.7

90.3

97.2

≥10

93.4

92.7

91.1

94.6

≥11

91.7

96.4

95.3

93.6

≥12

89.2

97.0

96.0

91.9

≥13

85.1

98.0

97.2

89.2

 

≥14

80.5

99.0

98.5

86.5

 

≥15

74.3

99.0

98.4

82.9

Alcohol abuse/ dependence Females (n= 524)

≥4

99.3

41.0

38.3

99.4

≥5

98.6

59.3

47.1

99.1

≥6

98.6

68.1

53.3

99.2

≥7

97.9

83.0

68.0

99.1

≥8

97.2

86.7

72.9

98.8

≥9

94.3

91.4

80.1

97.8

≥10

92.2

93.5

83.9

97.0

≥11

87.9

95.8

88.6

95.6

≥12

83.0

96.6

90.0

93.9

≥13

79.4

97.4

91.8

92.8

≥14

73.0

98.4

94.5

90.8

 

≥15

65.2

98.7

94.8

88.5