A Health Technician-delivered Brief Intervention linked to AUDIT for reduction of alcohol use in Chilean primary care: a randomized controlled trial

Table 2 Primary outcome. Change in risk category in both groups at 6 months follow-up

	Maintained or increased risk	Lowered risk	Odds Ratio	Adjusted* Odds Ratio	Adjusted* confidence interval**	Adjusted* p value
Brief intervention + leaflet (n = 149)	30	119	0.62	0.60	[0.34, 1.05]	0.07
Leaflet (n = 145)	42	103	0.62	0.60	[0.34, 1.05]	0.07

Primary outcome : C hange in AUDIT risk category (0 – 7 low-risk, 8 – 15 intermediate-risk, 16 – 40 high risk)
^* Mixed-effects linear model that adjusted for age, sex, and educational level as fixed-effect predictors, and health center as a random-effect variable. ** 95% confidence interval
AUDIT: Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test

ISSN: 1940-0640