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Evaluate the performance of the CAGE questionnaire in diagnosing alcohol dependence among American Indians.

May 1, 2001Journal of Studies on Alcohol

Validity of the CAGE questionnaire in an American Indian population.

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Evaluate the performance of the CAGE questionnaire in diagnosing alcohol dependence among American Indians.
Cross-sectional analysis of data from 275 individuals aged 21 or older.
Alcohol dependence diagnosed using DSM-III-R criteria through psychiatric interviews.
Calculated sensitivity, specificity, likelihood ratios, and ROC curve for CAGE questionnaire.
85% of men and 53% of women diagnosed with alcohol dependence by DSM-III-R.
CAGE score > or = 2: sensitivity 68%, specificity 93% in men; sensitivity 62%, specificity 79% in women.
Area under ROC curve was 81% for men and 75% for women.

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Cross-sectional evaluation of the CAGE questionnaire's accuracy in diagnosing alcohol dependence in American Indians, suggesting its validation as a screening tool.

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Saremi et al. (2001) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a20b524920e38fa09f9f020 https://doi.org/10.15288/jsa.2001.62.294

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Cross-sectional evaluation of the CAGE questionnaire's accuracy in diagnosing alcohol dependence in American Indians, suggesting its validation as a screening tool.

Validity of the CAGE questionnaire in an American Indian population.

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Validity of the CAGE questionnaire in an American Indian population.

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