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Table 1 Demographics and healthcare utilisation by whether problem alcohol use was documented

From: Is problem alcohol use being detected and treated in Irish general practice?

 

No problem alcohol use documented

(n = 3788)

Documented problem alcohol use

(n = 57)

P-value

Median Age (25th, 75th percentile)

46 (32, 61)

49 (36, 58)

0.45

Male

1777 (47%)

37 (65%)

0.007

Eligible for free GP care

1828 (48%)

41 (72%)

< 0.001

Any referral/attendance to secondary care in the past year

1910 (50%)

45 (79%)

< 0.001

Median GP consultations (25th, 75th percentile) in the past year

2 (1, 6)

5 (2, 7)

0.02