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Table 2 Baseline AUDIT score and health-related characteristics of the followed (analytical sample) participants by trial group and not followed participants

From: A pragmatic randomised trial of two counselling models at the Swedish national alcohol helpline

 

Brief structured intervention n = 107

Usual care n = 117

Total sample n = 224

Not followed n = 96

AUDIT scorea mean (sd)

19.6 ± 5.2

19.1 ± 5.8

19.4 ± 5.5

20.9 ± 6.0d

AUDIT risk level, n (%)a, b, d

 Low risk

0

0

0

2 (2.1)

 Hazardous

19 (17.8)

25 (21.4)

44 (19.6)

13 (13.8)

 Harmful

35 (32.7)

36 (30.8)

71 (31.7)

17 (18.1)

 Probable dependence

53 (49.5)

56 (47.9)

109 (48.7)

62 (66.0)

Readiness ruler (1–10) mean (sd)

9.3 ± 1.6

9.3 ± 1.2

9.3 ± 1.4

9.6 ± 1.1

MDE & GAD, n (%)c

28 (26.7)

38 (33.0)

66 (30.0)

35 (37.6)

Self-assessed health, n (%)

 Very poor to poor

3 (2.8)

4 (3.4)

7 (3.1)

7 (7.3)

 Fair

28 (26.2)

44 (37.6)

72 (32.1)

25 (26.0)

 Good to excellent

76 (71.0)

69 (59.0)

145 (64.7)

64 (66.7)

Past 6-month sick-leave, n (%)a

 0–7 days

68 (80.0)

77 (88.5)

145 (84.3)

67 (78.8)

 ≥ 8 days

17 (20.0)

10 (11.5)

27 (15.7)

18 (21.2)

Past 6-month help-seeking for alcohol problems, n (%)

 Health carea (yes)

12 (11.3)

17 (14.5)

29 (13.0)

19 (19.8)

 Other care (yes)

7 (6.5)

10 (8.5)

17 (7.6)

14 (14.6)

 Medication for alcohol dependence (yes)

5 (4.7)

9 (7.7)

14 (6.3)

9 (9.4)

  1. aNumber may not sum up to the total because of a few missing values
  2. bAUDIT score (women; men) 1 (0–5; 0–7), 2 (6–13; 8–15) 3 (14–17; 16–19) 4 (18–40;20–40)
  3. cMajor depressive episode and generalized anxiety disorder
  4. dn = 94, including baseline AUDIT scores below the threshold for hazardous use (n = 2)