TABLE 3.

Probability of Hospital Readmission for Patients Admitted to an Intensive Care Unit

	No Past Year Use (n = 5,268)		Lower-Risk Drinking (n = 2,853)		Moderate Misuse (n = 506)		Severe Misuse (n = 403)
	%	95% CI	%	95% CI	%	95% CI	%	95% CI
Hospital Readmission within 1 year
Unadjusted Probability	47.8d	46.5–49.1	42.6	40.8–44.4	41.9	37.6–46.2	56.3d	51.4–61.1
Fully Adjusted Probabilitya	47.6d	45.6–49.4	43.5	41.5–45.4	41.5	38.6–44.5	54.7d	49.3–60.1
Hospital Readmission within 30 days
Unadjusted Probability	18.3b	17.3–19.3	16.0	14.7–17.3	15.4	12.3–18.5	23.6d	19.5–27.8
Fully Adjusted Probabilitya	18.2b	15.9–20.4	16.3	14.2–18.4	15.4	11.2–19.4	23.1c	18.3–27.8

^aAdjusted for age, race/ethnicity, marital status, VA coverage eligibility, medical comorbidities, and smoking status.

^bp < 0.05 when compared to lower-risk alcohol use

^cp < 0.01 when compared to lower-risk alcohol use

^dp < 0.001 when compared to lower-risk alcohol use