At follow-up, 30.8% of the sample was remitted. Remitted low-risk drinking was more prevalent than abstinent remission (22.2% and 8.6%, respectively), and high-risk drinkers comprised 6.4% of the sample (Figure 1). Thirty-seven percent of individuals with mild lifetime AUD severity at baseline (2–3 symptoms) had remitted by follow-up; most were remitted low-risk drinkers. Individuals with moderate (4–5 symptoms) and severe (6–11 symptoms) lifetime severity at baseline had similar remission rates at follow-up (27.8% and 28.0%, respectively) but differed in remission type, with low-risk drinking more common among individuals with moderate than severe AUD (23.6% versus 12.3%, respectively; X2(1) = 15.0, p<.01), and abstinence more common among individuals with severe than moderate AUD (15.7% versus 4.2%, respectively; X2(1) = 12.5, p<.01).
