For the AUDIT the best trade-off between sensitivity and specificity was using a cut-off of ≥5 for men and ≥4 for women, which yielded in men sensitivity and specificity values respectively of 80.7% and 81.3% and in women 100% and 71.7%, respectively. Results: Respectively 27.3% and 12.3% of older men and women drank >10 units/week. Receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curves of AUDIT and AUDIT-C were calculated and cut-off scores were derived. Hazardous drinking was defined as drinking >10 units/week. Method: A sample of 1577 older adults completed a questionnaire regarding alcohol behavior. The aim of the present study is to determine the cut-offs of both instruments in identifying hazardous drinking in older adults. Background: One of the best-known tools in screening for hazardous drinking is the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) and its abbreviated form, the AUDIT-C.
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