Screening Test for At-Risk Drinking: Development of New Abbreviated Version of Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test for Young and Middle-Aged Adults
Table 3
Cut-off values, sensitivities, and specificities of STAD.
Sensitivity, %
Specificity, %
+LR (95% CI)
−LR (95% CI)
STAD
Male
≥2
97.45
(96.8–98.0)
77.24
(75.5–78.9)
4.28
(4.0–4.6)
0.033
(0.03–0.04)
≥3
86.48
(85.3–87.6)
95.63
(94.8–96.4)
19.8
(16.5–23.8)
0.14
(0.1–0.2)
≥4
63.21
(61.5–64.9)
99.56
(99.2–99.8)
143.4
(79.5–258.8)
0.37
(0.4–0.4)
Female
≥1
99.42
(98.9–99.7)
70.16
(69.0–71.3)
3.33
(3.2–3.5)
0.008
(0.004–0.02)
≥2
97.45
(96.5–98.2)
88.01
(87.2–88.8)
8.12
(7.6–8.7)
0.029
(0.02–0.04)
≥3
79.84
(77.6–81.9)
98.07
(97.7–98.4)
41.31
(34.6–49.4)
0.21
(0.2–0.2)
Notes. STAD = screening test for at-risk drinking; LR = likelihood ratio; CI = confidence interval. means recommended cut-off values of STAD.