Citation

Fertig JB, Allen JP, Cross GM. Alcohol Clin. Exp. Res. 1993; 17(6): 1184-1187.

Affiliation

Treatment Research Branch, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Rockville, MD 20857.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1993, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8116828

Abstract

Sensitivities, specificities, and odds ratios for hazardous drinking for various cut scores on the CAGE are computed for a large sample active duty Army personnel. Contrasts on these properties are made between the standard CAGE and a "modified CAGE" consisting of standard CAGE items and two other items dealing with problematic drinking. The role of demographic variables--gender, ethnicity, marital status, rank category, and age in mediating relationships of both versions of the screening test to hazardous drinking--is also explored. At a cutoff score of one endorsed item, odds ratios were highest for female personnel and commissioned officers.

Language: en