CAGE as a predictor of hazardous alcohol consumption in U.S. Army personnel.
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.
Fertig
J B
JB
Treatment Research Branch, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Rockville, MD 20857.
Allen
J P
JP
Cross
G M
GM
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000523:psychology; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012307:Risk Factors