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Table 1 Agreement between GP assessment of at-risk alcohol consumption and patient self-report (GP unsure responses excluded, n = 1349)

From: Under the radar: a cross-sectional study of the challenge of identifying at-risk alcohol consumption in the general practice setting

GP

Patient reported

 
 

At-risk*

Not at-risk

Total

 

n (%)

95% CI

n (%)

95% CI

 

At risk

71 (26)

[19, 35]

42 (3.9)

[2.2, 6.7]

113 (8.4) [5.6, 12]

Not at-risk

197 (74)

[65, 81]

1039 (96)

[93, 98]

1236 (92) [88, 94]

 

268 (20)

[17,23]

1081 (80)

[77,87]

1349

  1. *at-risk defined as more than 2 drinks 2–3 times a week or four or more times a week and/or >4 drinks weekly, daily or almost daily).