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Table 2 Agreement between GP assessment of at-risk alcohol consumption and patient self-report (with GP unsure coded as no, n = 1,565)

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 (22)

[15,31]

42 (3.4)

[2.0,5.8]

113 (7.2) [4.8, 11]

Not at-risk

248 (78)

[69, 85]

1204 (97)

[94, 98]

1452 (93) [89, 95]

 

319 (20)

[17,23]

1246 (80)

[77,83]

1,565

  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).