The Drinkers Degree: Risk Taking Behaviours amongst Undergraduate Student Drinkers

Table 4

Differences in AUDIT score in relation to negative consequences of drinking.

Negative consequence as a result of alcohol consumption	Have experienced			Have not experienced			Mann-Whitney
		Mean	SD		Mean	SD	score	value
Hangover	1589	12.68	5.73	815	6.93	5.04	−24.59	<0.0005
Memory loss	1275	14.04	5.6	1129	6.98	4.29	−31.16	<0.0005
Physical injury, nonhospital attendance	508	16.48	5.73	1896	9.18	5.27	−23.82	<0.0005
Physical injury, hospital attendance	115	19.07	5.97	2289	10.31	5.84	−13.52	<0.0005
Alcohol poisoning, hospital attendance	16	17.00	6.53	2388	10.69	6.12	−3.95	<0.0005
Caution/arrest for ASB	29	21.83	7.46	2375	10.59	6.00	−7.25	<0.0005
Caution/arrest for assault	3	16.78	5.26	2400	10.72	6.14	−1.66	0.097
Victim of assault	57	18.53	6.74	2347	10.54	6.00	−8.17	<0.0005
Victim of sexual assault	15	15.93	7.09	2389	10.69	6.12	−3.16	0.002
Unplanned sex	327	15.76	5.97	2077	9.93	5.78	−16.07	<0.0005
Problems with partner/family/friends	137	17.36	7.21	2267	10.33	5.83	−11.3	<0.0005
None of the above	573	5.38	3.64	1831	12.4	5.79	−27.26	<0.0005