title: Comparison of the Rost and the CAGE alcohol screening instruments in young adults.
abstract: The Rost and CAGE alcohol screening instruments were compared in a random sample of 103 of 3609 young adults participating in a longitudinal panel. Rost (t = 6.01, df = 101, p<.001) and CAGE (t = 7.27, df = 97, p<.001) scores were significantly higher for those classified as having alcohol dependence than for those without dependence according to the short-form of the Composite International Diagnostic Inventory (SF-CIDI). The areas under the curve for the CAGE (0.840) and the Rost (0.783) were not statistically different (z = 1.30, p>.05).
authors: RAND, Santa Monica, California 90407, USA. hays@rand.org
authors: R D
authors: RD
authors: Hays
authors: P L
authors: PL
authors: Ellickson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D019973:Alcohol-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*; D002140:California; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000523:psychology*; D009922:Oregon; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires