Raul Caetano1, Patrice A C Vaeth2, Katyana Santiago3, Glorisa Canino3. 1. Prevention Research Center, 180 Grand Avenue, Suite 1200, Oakland, CA 94612, USA. Electronic address: raul.caetano@utsouthwestern.edu. 2. Prevention Research Center, 180 Grand Avenue, Suite 1200, Oakland, CA 94612, USA. 3. University of Puerto Rico, Behavioral Sciences Research Institute, Medical Sciences Campus, P.O. Box 365067, San Juan 00936-5067, Puerto Rico.
Abstract
AIMS TO: Test the dimensionality and measurement properties of lifetime DSM-5 AUD criteria in a sample of adults from the metropolitan area of San Juan, Puerto Rico. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study with survey data collected in 2013-2014. SETTING: General population. PARTICIPANTS: Random household sample of the adult population 18 to 64years of age in San Juan, Puerto Rico (N=1510; lifetime drinker N=1107). MEASUREMENT: DSM-5 alcohol use disorder (2 or more criteria present in 12months). RESULTS: Lifetime reports of AUD criteria were consistent with a one-dimensional model. Scalar measurement invariance was observed across gender, but measurement parameters for tolerance varied across age, with younger ages showing a lower threshold and steeper loading. CONCLUSIONS: Results provide support for a unidimensional DSM-5 AUD construct in a sample from a Latin American country.
AIMS TO: Test the dimensionality and measurement properties of lifetime DSM-5 AUD criteria in a sample of adults from the metropolitan area of San Juan, Puerto Rico. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study with survey data collected in 2013-2014. SETTING: General population. PARTICIPANTS: Random household sample of the adult population 18 to 64years of age in San Juan, Puerto Rico (N=1510; lifetime drinker N=1107). MEASUREMENT: DSM-5 alcohol use disorder (2 or more criteria present in 12months). RESULTS: Lifetime reports of AUD criteria were consistent with a one-dimensional model. Scalar measurement invariance was observed across gender, but measurement parameters for tolerance varied across age, with younger ages showing a lower threshold and steeper loading. CONCLUSIONS: Results provide support for a unidimensional DSM-5 AUD construct in a sample from a Latin American country.