All analyses were stratified by gender: male drinkers
were evaluated separately from female drinkers. Inconsistent
response patterns included those in which: a) the AUDIT-C
screen was positive but the responses to the AUDIT-C
questions indicated drinking within US recommended
limits; and b) the AUDIT-C screen was negative but the
responses to the AUDIT-C questions indicated drinking
above US recommended limits. Descriptive statistics were
used to evaluate the proportion of male and female drinkers
in each sample (US general population sample and VA outpatient
sample) who had inconsistent response patterns.