Prevalence of Alcohol Use Disorders and Their Association with Sociodemographic Determinants and Depression/Anxiety Disorders in a Representative Sample of the Greek General Population
Table 2
Heavy alcohol consumption and alcohol use disorder in a national representative sample of the Greek population ().
Age group
18–34
35–44
55–70
Total
% (95% CI)
% (95% CI)
% (95% CI)
% (95% CI)
Heavy alcohol consumption
Males (AUDIT-C scores ≥6)
149
16.7% (14.2–19.1)
185
20.1% (17.5–22.7)
77
12.6% (10.0–15.2)
411
16.9% 15.5–18.4)
Females (AUDIT-C scores ≥4)
103
11.9% (97–14)
80
8.5% (67–10.3)
27
4.1% (2.6–5.6)
210
8.5% (7.4–9.6)
Whole sample
252
14.3% (12.7–15.9)
265
14.3% (12.7–15.8)
104
8.2% (6.7–9.7)
621
12.7% (11.8–13.6)
Alcohol use disorders
Males (AUDIT score ≥15)
45
5.0% (3.6–6.5)
57
6.2% (4.6–7.8)
22
3.6% (2.1–5.1)
124
5.1% (4.2–6.0)
Females (AUDIT score ≥11)
16
1.8% (0.9–2.7)
12
1.3% (0.6–2.0)
2
0.3% (0.1–0.7)
30
1.2% (0.8–1.6)
Whole sample
61
3.5% (2.6–4.3)
69
3.7% (2.9–4.6)
24
1.9% (1.1–2.6)
154
3.1% (2.7–3.6)
All comparisons are statistically significant (, Pearson chi-square) between “males” and “females” as well as younger (“18–34” & “35–54”) and older (“55–70”) participants. N = actual Number of observations % = weighted percentage
