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Table 4 Unadjusted and adjusted association between alcohol misuse and any outpatient follow-up as well as follow-up with a specialist provider in the 30 days following hospital discharge among patients who were not admitted to an intensive care unit during their hospital stay

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

 

1.00 (0.99, 1.00)

 

0.98 (0.98, 0.99)Z

Gender (male)

 

0.67 (0.63, 0.72)Z

 

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

 

0.62 (0.57, 0.68)Z

 

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)

  1. Charlson/Deyo index is a measure of medical comorbidities
  2. OR odds ratio
  3. zp < 0.0001; *< 0.001; **< 0.05