Table 6: CAGE scores by sex, age groups and level of education (n=300).

CAGE Score by Age Groups
Age Groups (years) CAGE Score ≤ 1
n (%)
CAGE Score ≥ 2
n (%)
Total
n (%)
p-value
18 – 27 7 (2.3) 10 (3.3) 17 (6.6) 0.458
28 – 37 24 (8.0) 14 (4.7) 38 (12.7) 0.098
38 – 47 53 (17.7) 24 (8.0) 77 (25.7) 0.0004
48 – 57 46 (15.3) 22 (7.3) 68 (22.7) 0.002
Older than 57 75 (25.0) 25 (8.3) 100 (33.3) < 0.0001
Total 205 (68.3) 95 (31.7) 300 (100.0) < 0.0001
CAGE Score by Sex
CAGE score Male (%) Female (%) Total p-value
≤ 1 98 (32.7) 107 (35.7) 205 (68.3) 0.530
≥ 2 52 (17.3) 43 (14.3) 95 (31.7) 0.364
Total 150 (50.0) 150 (50.0) 300 (100.0) 1.000
CAGE Score by Highest Level of Education
Highest level of education CAGE score ≤ 1
n (%)
CAGE score ≥ 2
n (%)
Total
n (%)
p-value
No education 8 (2.7) 2 (0.7) 10 (3.3) 0.058
Primary 42 (14.0) 18 (6.0) 60 (20.0) 0.001
Secondary 79 (26.3) 43 (14.3) 122 (40.7) 0.0003
Tertiary 76 (25.3) 32 (10.7) 108 (36.0) < 0.0001
Total 205 (68.3) 95 (31.7) 300 (100.0) < 0.0001