title: Self-administered alcoholism screening test (SAAST): comparison of classificatory accuracy in two cultures.
abstract: Results of stepwise discriminant analyses of the Self-Administered Alcoholism Screening Test (SAAST) administered to 181 alcoholics and 123 nonalcoholics in Mexico City were compared with results of a similar analysis of a sample in the United States (Rochester, MN). With sensitivities of 90% and 95%, specificities were 91.1% to 99.2% in the Mexican sample for total score and a nine-item version derived from the Mexican sample gave specificities between 95.1% and 99.2% at 90% and 95% sensitivities, as with the Rochester sample. The two items with greatest predictive power were the same in both cultures.
authors.affiliation: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905.
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: de la Fuente
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Morse
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Landa
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: O'Brien
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D009518:New York; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires