Table 3.
Unadjusted and adjusted association between alcohol misuse and any outpatient follow-up as well as follow-up with a specialist provider in the 30 days following hospital discharge among patients who were admitted to an intensive care unit during their hospital stay
| Any outpatient follow-up (n = 4103) | Specialist provider (n = 4103) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | |
| Alcohol misuse | 0.54 (0.47, 0.61)Z | 0.60 (0.52, 0.70)Z | 0.66 (0.60, 0.73)Z | 0.55 (0.47, 0.64)Z |
| Age | 1.01 (1.00, 1.02)** | 1.00 (1.00, 1.01) | ||
| Gender (male) | 0.81 (0.71, 0.93)** | 1.18 (1.02, 1.37)** | ||
| Race | ||||
| White, non-hisp | Ref | Ref | ||
| Black | 1.33 (1.0, 1.61)** | 1.05 (0.85, 1.30) | ||
| Hispanic | 1.79 (1.55, 2.07)Z | 1.29 (1.11, 1.50)* | ||
| Other | 1.29 (0.93, 1.78) | 1.36 (0.97, 1.90) | ||
| Payer source | ||||
| Commercial | Ref | Ref | ||
| Medicaid | 1.27 (1.02, 1.59)** | 0.82 (0.65, 1.03) | ||
| Medicare | 0.75 (0.60, 0.96)** | 0.54 (0.42, 0.69)z | ||
| Self-pay/other | 0.97 (0.77, 1.22) | 0.78 (0.62, 0.99)** | ||
| Homeless | 0.56 (0.48, 0.66)Z | 0.53 (0.44, 0.64)Z | ||
| Charlson/Deyo | ||||
| 0 | Ref | Ref | ||
| 1–2 | 1.02 (0.79, 1.30) | 0.79 (0.61, 1.02) | ||
| ≥ 3 | 1.26 (0.96, 1.65) | 1.05 (0.79, 1.40) | ||
Charlson/Deyo index is a measure of medical comorbidities
OR odds ratio
zp < 0.0001; *< 0.001; **< 0.05