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. 2012 Jul;73(4):647–656. doi: 10.15288/jsad.2012.73.647

Table 4.

Factors differentiating types of care obtained in a 3-year follow-up interval among individuals with baseline alcohol use disorder (AUD) and no history of obtaining care for alcohol problems: Odds ratios (ORs), 95% confidence intervals (CIs), andp values from reduced multinomial regression models

Variable SUD specialtya vs. general medicalb

Nonmedical only vs. SUD specialtya

Nonmedical only vs. >general medicalb
OR [95% CI] P OR [95% CI] P OR [95% CI] P
Predisposing factors
Male sex 3.1 [0.7, 13.4] .129 0.8 [0.2, 4.2] .813 2.5 [0.6, 10.8] .200
Married/cohabiting 0.2 [0.0, 0.7] .016 0.5 [0.1, 2.1] .316 0.1 [0.1, 0.4] .003
Enabling factors
Family income <$20,000 2.2 [0.5, 10.3] .314 1.9 [0.6, 6.6] .297 4.2 [0.9, 19.0] .061
College student 0.1 [0.0, 0.6] .013 0.7 [0.1, 3.3] .620 0.1 [0.0, 0.4] .003
Need factors
No. of AUD symptoms 1.1 [1.0, 1.3] .145 1.1 [0.9, 1.3] .286 1.1 [0.9, 1.3] .286
No. of medical conditions 0.7 [0.4, 1.4] .311 0.4 [0.2, 0.9] .029 0.3 [0.1, 0.6] .002
Any mood disorder 0.6 [0.1, 2.7] .465 0.2 [0.1, 1.2] .074 0.1 [0.0, 0.7] .020
Any anxiety disorder 1.7 [0.4, 7.5] .509 1.8 [0.5, 6.7] .404 2.9 [0.7, 12.2] .141
Other substance dependence 0.6 [0.1, 4.2] .595 0.4 [0.1, 2.5] .320 0.2 [0.0, 1.3] .103
Nondependent use of tobacco or illicit drugs 13.8 [1.3, 143.7] .028 0.3 [0.0, 2.5] .279 4.7 [0.52, 39.8] .743
Experienced major financial problems 1.8 [0.5, 6.5] .378 0.3 [0.1, 1.1] .062 0.6 [0.1, 2.3] .431
Injured self/someone else as a result of drinking 1.5 [0.3, 6.6] .578 1.2 [0.4, 3.7] .693 1.9 [0.4, 9.3] .432

Notes: Bolded figures represent statistically significant (p < .05) associations. SUD = substance use disorder.

a

Irrespective of whether also used general medical and/or nonmedical sources of care;

b

no SUD specialty, but irrespective of whether also used nonmedical sources of care.