Care for hospitalized patients with unhealthy alcohol use: a narrative review

Table 1 Selected findings on brief screening tools for unhealthy alcohol use

Screening tool	Positive result	Sensitivity	Specificity	Study Populations
		(95% CI)	(95% CI)
AUDIT-C	≥ 4 (men)	86 (80-92) men	89 (85-93) men	Primary care [24]
(3 items)*	≥ 3 (women)	73 (66-79) women	91 (89-93) women	Primary care [24]
Quantity-Frequency	Exceeding recommended	88 (83-94) men	84 (80-89) men	Primary care [24]
(3 items)*	drinking limits	68 (61-75) women	91 (89-93) women	Primary care [24]
Heavy-drinking day	Any heavy days (≥ 4 drinks women, ≥ 5 drinks men)	83 (71-90) men	72 (61-81) men	Primary care [27]
past year (1 item)		81 (64-91) women	84 (76-89) women

*The AUDIT-C and quantity-frequency items were identical, with different interpretations of a positive result.

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