Using the alcohol use disorders identification test to predict hospital admission for alcohol-related conditions in the Danish general population: a record-linkage study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Most studies validating the alcohol use disorders identification test (AUDIT) have either assessed its factor structure and/or test-retest reliability or used diagnostic interviews as validators of current alcohol use disorders. The aim of the present study was to determine whether AUDIT and AUDIT-Consumption (AUDIT-C) scores are associated with subsequent risk of hospital admission for alcohol-related disorders and diseases (ARDDs).

Design

We used a historical cohort study. Using national registers, survey respondents were tracked from 1 September 2011 to hospitalization for an ARDD, emigration, death, or 31 December 2018, whichever occurred first.

Setting

Denmark.

Participants

Respondents (n = 4522) from a Danish national survey conducted

SUBMITTER: Brummer J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10087303 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature