Table 5 The relationship between alcohol misuse and follow-up with a primary care physician did not depend on whether a patient had a critical illness

No alcohol misuse

Ref

Ref

Alcohol misuse

0.69 (0.64, 0.74)^Z

0.85 (0.79, 0.92)^Z

No critical illness

Ref

Ref

Critical illness

0.77 (0.71, 0.83)^Z

0.87 (0.81, 0.95)^Z

Age

1.01 (1.00, 1.01)^Z

Gender (male)

0.63 (0.0.59, 0.68)^Z

Race

 White, non-hisp

Ref

 Black

1.65 (1.50, 1.82)^Z

 Hispanic

2.07 (1.92, 2.23)^Z

 Other

1.11 (0.94, 1.32)^a

Payer source

 Commercial

Ref

 Medicaid

2.18 (1.89, 2.52)^Z

 Medicare

1.84 (1.59, 2.13)^Z

 Self-pay/other

1.28 (1.10, 1.49)

Homeless

0.72 (0.66, 0.78)^Z

Charlson/Deyo

 0

Ref

 1–2

1.53 (1.28, 1.83)

 ≥ 3

1.93 (1.60, 2.34)^Z