Table 4.
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 not admitted to an intensive care unit during their hospital stay
| Any outpatient follow-up (n = 13,472) | Specialist provider (n = 13,472) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | |
| Alcohol misuse | 0.64 (0.59, 0.69)Z | 0.76 (0.70, 0.83)Z | 0.66 (0.60, 0.73)Z | 0.69 (0.62, 0.76)Z |
| Age | 1.00 (0.99, 1.00) | 0.98 (0.98, 0.99)Z | ||
| Gender (male) | 0.67 (0.63, 0.72)Z | 0.95 (0.87, 1.03) | ||
| Race | ||||
| White, non-Hispanic | Ref | Ref | ||
| Black | 1.61 (1.46, 1.79)Z | 1.19 (1.06, 1.35)** | ||
| Hispanic | 1.97 (1.82, 2.14)Z | 1.1.33(1.21, 1.47)Z | ||
| Other | 1.10 (0.91, 1.31) | 1.12 (0.90, 1.40) | ||
| Payer source | ||||
| Commercial | Ref | Ref | ||
| Medicaid | 1.85 (1.59, 2.16)Z | 1.19 (0.99, 1.42) | ||
| Medicare | 1.53 (1.31, 1.78)Z | 0.97 (0.80, 1.17) | ||
| Self-pay/other | 1.25 (1.07, 1.46)Z | 1.02 (0.85, 1.23) | ||
| Homeless | 0.62 (0.57, 0.68)Z | 0.68 (0.61, 0.76)Z | ||
| Charlson/Deyo | ||||
| 0 | Ref | Ref | ||
| 1–2 | 0.99 (0.83, 1.19) | 0.74 (0.61, 0.91)** | ||
| ≥ 3 | 1.40 (1.16, 1.70)* | 1.13 (0.79, 1.40) | ||
Charlson/Deyo index is a measure of medical comorbidities
OR odds ratio
zp < 0.0001; *< 0.001; **< 0.05