Table 3.
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of 10,851 youth with alcohol use disorder and receipt of medications compared to those receiving behavioral health services within 30 days of diagnosis: January 1,2014 to December 31,2019.
| Characteristic | Received medication (n = 232), % |
Adjusteda RR (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|
|
| ||
| Age of diagnosis | ||
| 21–22 years (n = 3,625) | 3.6 | Reference |
| 18–20 years (n = 3,557) | 2.4 | 0.74 (0.56, 0.99) |
| 16–17 years (n = 2,540) | 0.4 | 0.13 (0.07, 0.26) |
| 13–15 years (n = 1,129) | 0.6 | 0.24 (0.11, 0.51) |
| Sex | ||
| Male (n = 6,097) | 1.6 | Reference |
| Female (n = 4,754) | 2.8 | 1.39 (1.03, 1.86) |
| Race/ethnicityc | ||
| White non-Hispanic (n = 6,846) | 2.5 | Reference |
| Black non-Hispanic (n = 2,133) | 1.1 | 0.52 (0.34, 0.80) |
| Hispanic (n = 431) | 1.2 | 0.63 (0.26, 1.52) |
| Other (n = 1,441) | 2.2 | 0.90 (0.62, 1.31) |
| Medicaid managed care | ||
| No (n = 2,941) | 1.6 | Reference |
| Yes (n = 7,910) | 2.4 | 1.35 (0.98, 1.86) |
| Pregnancyb,c | ||
| No (n = 9,516) | 1.9 | Reference |
| Yes (n =1,335) | 3.5 | 0.81 (0.56, 1.16) |
| Depressionb | ||
| No (n = 4,639) | 1.3 | Reference |
| Yes (n = 6,212) | 2.7 | 1.44 (1.03, 2.01) |
| Anxiety disorderb | ||
| No (n = 5,286) | 1.5 | Reference |
| Yes (n = 5,565) | 2.7 | 1.11 (0.82, 1.52) |
| Attention deficit hyperactivity disorderb | ||
| No (n = 7,615) | 2.4 | Reference |
| Yes (n = 3,236) | 1.6 | 0.72 (0.53, 0.99) |
| Nicotine useb | ||
| No (n = 6,006) | 1.3 | Reference |
| Yes (n = 4,845) | 3.2 | 1.34 (1.01, 1.80) |
| Cannabis use | ||
| No (n = 3,838) | 2.3 | Reference |
| Yes (n = 7,013) | 2.0 | 0.68 (0.52, 0.90) |
| Other substance use disorderb | ||
| No (n = 5,564) | 1.1 | Reference |
| Yes (n = 5,287) | 3.2 | 2.23 (1.65, 3.01) |
| Location of diagnosis | ||
| Emergency department (n = 354) | 1.4 | Reference |
| Inpatient (n = 1,747) | 3.4 | 2.14 (0.86, 5.32) |
| Outpatient (n = 8,750) | 1.9 | 1.47 (0.60, 3.55) |
| Year of diagnosis | ||
| 2014 (n = 1,406) | 0.9 | Reference |
| 2015 (n = 1,778) | 1.2 | 1.27 (0.63, 2.56) |
| 2016 (n = 1,952) | 1.5 | 1.48 (0.76, 2.88) |
| 2017 (n = 2,504) | 2.8 | 2.11 (1.15, 3.89) |
| 2018 (n = 1,573) | 3.1 | 2.60 (1.39, 4.86) |
| 2019 (n = 1,638) | 3.1 | 2.47 (1.31, 4.64) |
a.
Adjusted for all other covariates listed in the table
b.
At or during the 3 months prior to or 1 month after receiving AUD diagnosis
c.
Pregnancy reported as a percentage of all individuals in the sample; as a percentage of females in the sample, 1335 of 4754 (22.2%) were pregnant