From: Alcohol misuse and outpatient follow-up after hospital discharge: a retrospective cohort study
 | Any outpatient follow-up (n = 13,472) | Specialist provider (n = 13,472) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | |
Alcohol misuse | 0.64 (0.59, 0.69)Z | 0.76 (0.70, 0.83)Z | 0.66 (0.60, 0.73)Z | 0.69 (0.62, 0.76)Z |
Age | Â | 1.00 (0.99, 1.00) | Â | 0.98 (0.98, 0.99)Z |
Gender (male) | Â | 0.67 (0.63, 0.72)Z | Â | 0.95 (0.87, 1.03) |
Race | ||||
 White, non-Hispanic |  | Ref |  | Ref |
 Black |  | 1.61 (1.46, 1.79)Z |  | 1.19 (1.06, 1.35)** |
 Hispanic |  | 1.97 (1.82, 2.14)Z |  | 1.1.33(1.21, 1.47)Z |
 Other |  | 1.10 (0.91, 1.31) |  | 1.12 (0.90, 1.40) |
Payer source | ||||
 Commercial |  | Ref |  | Ref |
 Medicaid |  | 1.85 (1.59, 2.16)Z |  | 1.19 (0.99, 1.42) |
 Medicare |  | 1.53 (1.31, 1.78)Z |  | 0.97 (0.80, 1.17) |
 Self-pay/other |  | 1.25 (1.07, 1.46)Z |  | 1.02 (0.85, 1.23) |
Homeless | Â | 0.62 (0.57, 0.68)Z | Â | 0.68 (0.61, 0.76)Z |
Charlson/Deyo | ||||
 0 |  | Ref |  | Ref |
 1–2 |  | 0.99 (0.83, 1.19) |  | 0.74 (0.61, 0.91)** |
 ≥ 3 |  | 1.40 (1.16, 1.70)* |  | 1.13 (0.79, 1.40) |