Table 2 Mean AUDIT scores by subgroup (gender, age, category of alcohol use, and help), for all clients and for the follow-up sample at baseline and follow-up
From: The national alcohol helpline in Sweden: an evaluation of its first year
All clients | Follow-up clients only | Change1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean baseline AUDIT score (n) | SD | Mean baseline AUDIT score (n) | SD | Mean follow-up AUDIT score | SD | t | df | p-value | |
Total | 21.3 (120) | 7.2 | 20.8 (40) | 6.9 | 14.3 | 7.4 | 5.6 | 39 | .001 |
Gender | |||||||||
Men | 22.5 (57) | 7.1 | 22.3 (16) | 7.0 | 12.6 | 6.7 | 4.9 | 15 | .001 |
Women | 20.2 (63) | 7.0 | 19.8 (24) | 6.8 | 15.4 | 7.8 | 3.5 | 23 | .002 |
Age group | |||||||||
15-39 | 22.5 (36) | 5.3 | 21.6 (9) | 5.0 | 12.0 | 7.3 | 5.6 | 8 | .001 |
40-49 | 21.0 (24) | 7.6 | 23.3 (10) | 8.0 | 18.3 | 7.6 | 1.8 | 9 | .108 |
50-64 | 23.8 (33) | 7.9 | 21.4 (13) | 7.4 | 14.7 | 7.4 | 2.9 | 12 | .012 |
65+ | 16.1 (17) | 5.0 | 14.7 (7) | 3.9 | 9.6 | 4.2 | 2.2 | 6 | .068 |
Category of alcohol use | |||||||||
Hazardous use, 8–15 points2 | 12.6 (26) | 2.2 | 12.5 (11) | 2.5 | 11.6 | 5.5 | 0.4 | 10 | .697 |
Harmful use, 15–19 points | 17.6 (32) | 1.2 | 17.9 (9) | 1.3 | 9.8 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 8 | .002 |
Dependence, 20–40 points | 26.9 (62) | 4.8 | 26.7 (20) | 3.6 | 17.7 | 7.6 | 5.8 | 19 | .001 |
Other professional help or medication | |||||||||
No | No information | 19.3 (15) | 5.1 | 10.5 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 14 | .001 | |
Yes | No information | 21.7 (25) | 7.7 | 16.5 | 7.5 | 3.8 | 24 | .001 | |