Table 3 Performance of AUDIT-C and biochemical markers for detecting risky drinking
From: Identifying alcohol problems among suicide attempters visiting the emergency department
Risky drinking***** | ||||||||||||
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Men (N = 65) | Women (N = 49) | |||||||||||
AUC (95% CI) | SEN (95% CI) | SPC (95% CI) | LR+ | LR− | Accuracy (95% CI) | AUC (95% CI) | SEN (95% CI) | SPC (95% CI) | LR+ | LR− | Accuracy (95% CI) | |
AST* | 0.81 (0.72;0.88) | 83.6 (72.5;91.5) | 65.5 (45.7;82.1) | 2.42 | 0.25 | 0.76 (0.66;0.84) | 0.84 (0.75;0.90) | 67.4 (52.5;80.1) | 89.7 (78.8;96.1) | 6.51 | 0.36 | 0.74 (0.64;0.82) |
GGT* | 0.85 (0.77;0.92) | 67.2 (54.6;78.2) | 93.1 (77.2;99.2) | 9.74 | 0.35 | 0.76 (0.66;0.84) | 0.83 (0.75;0.90) | 69.4 (54.6;81.7) | 86.2 (74.6;93.9) | 5.03 | 0.36 | 0.73 (0.63;0.81) |
CDT** | 0.83 (0.74;0.90) | 74.6 (62.5;84.5) | 82.8 (64.2;94.2) | 4.33 | 0.31 | 0.73 (0.63;0.81) | 0.82 (0.74;0.89) | 81.6 (68.0;91.2) | 70.7 (57.3;81.9) | 2.79 | 0.26 | 0.73 (0.63;0.81) |
GGT–CDT*** | 0.88 (0.80;0.94) | 71.6 (59.3;82.0) | 93.1 (77.2;99.2) | 10.39 | 0.30 | 0.76 (0.66;0.84) | 0.89 (0.81;0.94) | 77.6 (63.4;88.2) | 86.2 (74.6;93.9) | 5.62 | 0.26 | 0.75 (0.65;0.83) |
AUDIT-C**** | 0.99 (0.94;1.00) | 98.5 (92.0;100.0) | 93.1 (77.2;99.2) | 14.28 | 0.02 | 0.93 (0.86;0.97) | 0.93 (0.86;0.97) | 85.7 (72.8;94.1) | 91.4 (81.0;97.1) | 9.94 | 0.16 | 0.79 (0.70;0.86) |