Table 2 Principal component analysis results of the promax rotation of the AUDIT scale
Question | Item | Loading factor |
|---|---|---|
Has a relative or friend or a doctor or another health worker been concerned about your drinking or suggested you cut down? | 10 | 0.965 |
Have you or someone else been injured as a result of your drinking? | 9 | 0.964 |
How often during the last year have you had a feeling of guilt or remorse after drinking? | 7 | 0.963 |
How often during the last year have you needed a first drink in the morning to get yourself going after a heavy drinking session? | 6 | 0.956 |
How often during the last year have you been unable to remember what happened the night before because you had been drinking? | 8 | 0.951 |
How often during the last year have you found that you were not able to stop drinking once you had started? | 4 | 0.943 |
How often do you have six or more drinks on one occasion? | 3 | 0.938 |
How often during the last year have you failed to do what was normally expected from you because of drinking? | 5 | 0.929 |
How many drinks containing alcohol do you have on a typical day when you are drinking? | 2 | 0.920 |
How often do you have a drink containing alcohol? | 1 | 0.711 |