Table 2 Factors associated with receiving a prescription for alcohol use disorder pharmacotherapy within 2 years of diagnosis in a large urban academic medical center (n = 21,159)

Age

 18–29

1.29 (0.90, 1.69)

Ref.

–

 30–44

2.83 (2.37, 3.28)

1.53 (0.94, 2.12)

 45–64

2.38 (2.07, 2.68)

1.08 (0.58, 1.59)

 65+

0.92 (0.57, 1.27)

-0.37 (-0.90, 0.17)

Sex

 Male

2.01 (1.78, 2.24)

Ref.

–

 Female

2.35 (2.00, 2.71)

0.34 (− 0.09, 0.77)

Race/ethnicity

 Non-hispanic white

2.86 (2.29, 3.42)

Ref.

–

 Hispanic

2.71 (2.10, 3.32)

− 0.15 (− 0.99, 0.69)

 Non-hispanic black

1.65 (1.37, 1.93)

− 1.20 (− 1.84, − 0.57)

 Any other^a or undetermined race

2.07 (1.75, 2.39)

− 0.79 (− 1.44, − 0.14)

Insurance status

 Public

2.16 (1.92, 2.40)

Ref.

–

 Private

2.06 (1.72, 2.41)

− 0.09 (− 0.53, 0.34)

 Self-pay or undetermined

1.89 (0.71, 3.08)

− 0.27 (− 1.48, 0.95)

Charlson score

 0

2.41 (2.09, 2.72)

Ref.

–

 1–2

2.41 (2.04, 2.78)

0.00 (-0.50, 0.50)

 3+

1.16 (0.86, 1.47)

-1.24 (-1.71, -0.78)

Year to cohort entry

 2010

1.60 (1.28, 1.92)

Ref.

–

 2011

2.06 (1.62, 2.50)

0.46 (− 0.08, 1.01)

 2012

1.95 (1.53, 2.38)

0.36 (− 0.18, 0.89)

 2013

2.52 (2.05, 2.99)

0.92 (0.35, 1.49)

 2014

2.70 (2.20, 3.20)

1.10 (0.50, 1.69)

Psychiatric comorbidity

 No

1.52 (1.32, 1.73)

Ref.

–

 Yes

3.34 (2.89, 3.78)

1.81 (1.31, 2.31)

Emergency visits

 0 visits

2.16 (1.90, 2.41)

Ref.

 1 visits

2.15 (1.92, 2.38)

− 0.01 (− 0.05, 0.03)

Inpatient admissions

 0 admissions

1.78 (1.58, 1.98)

Ref.

 1 admission

1.98 (1.79, 2.16)

0.22 (0.13, 0.30)

Outpatient psychiatry visits

 0 visits

1.96 (1.78, 2.15)

Ref.

 5 visits

2.15 (1.95, 2.35)

0.19 (0.14, 0.24)

Outpatient substance use treatment visits

 0 visits

2.07 (1.88, 2.26)

Ref.

 5 visits

2.65 (2.32, 2.97)

0.52 (0.31, 0.73)

Level of primary care engagement

 No primary care

1.61 (1.39, 1.84)

Ref.

 Limited primary care

2.56 (2.06, 3.06)

0.95 (0.40, 1.50)

 Engaged with primary care

2.89 (2.44, 3.34)

1.28 (0.76, 1.79)