Table 2.

Predictors of alcohol‐related hospital visits between 2019 and 2020, during the 3‐month period of 1 March–31 May using logistic regression. Adjusted odds ratios are listed with 95% confidence intervals.

	Alcohol use (n = 3984)	Alcohol use and complications (n = 4138)	Alcohol withdrawal (n = 375)	Alcohol withdrawal and complications (n = 445)
Peak COVID‐19 period	0.70*** (0.59–0.85)	0.71*** (0.58–0.88)	1.34*** (1.07–1.67)	1.40*** (1.14–1.72)
Female	1.05 (0.85–1.31)	1.15 (0.89–1.48)	0.86 (0.66–1.14)	0.87 (0.67–1.12)
Age group (years)
18–29	1.88** (1.13–3.11)	2.73*** (1.56–4.80)	0.41*** (0.23–0.75)	0.37*** (0.21–0.64)
30–39	0.97 (0.61–1.55)	1.17 (0.71–1.92)	0.87 (0.51–1.49)	0.85 (0.52–1.340)
40–49	1.28 (0.80–2.05)	1.59* (0.96–2.63)	0.64 (0.37–1.10)	0.63* (0.38–1.04)
50–59	1.39 (0.87–2.23)	1.48 (0.90–2.44)	0.68 (0.40–1.17)	0.67 (0.41–1.11)
60–69	2.06*** (1.25–3.41)	2.27*** (1.32–3.89)	0.52** (0.29–0.92)	0.44*** (0.26–0.76)
≥ 70	Reference group	Reference group	Reference group	Reference group
Race
White	Reference group	Reference group	Reference group	Reference group
Black or African American	1.75*** (1.37–2.23)	2.54*** (1.90–3.40)	0.38*** (0.28–0.52)	0.39*** (0.29–0.53)
Other	1.48*** (1.21–1.82)	1.72*** (1.37–2.16)	0.56*** (0.44–0.71)	0.58*** (0.46–0.73)
Unknown/missing	2.88*** (1.63–5.10)	2.63*** (1.42–4.86)	0.36*** (0.19–0.71)	0.38*** (0.21–0.70)
Site
1	Reference group	Reference group	Reference group	Reference group
2	1.13 (0.78–1.64)	0.86 (0.54–1.35)	1.00 (0.63–1.61)	1.17 (0.74–1.84)
3	1.73*** (1.21–2.48)	1.25 (0.81–1.94)	0.64* (0.41–1.02)	0.80 (0.52–1.24)
4	2.57*** (1.77–3.73)	1.76*** (1.13–2.80)	0.54** (0.34–0.86)	0.56** (0.36–0.89)
5	3.20*** (2.23–4.58)	2.02*** (1.30–3.16)	0.45*** (0.29–0.71)	0.50*** (0.32–0.77)

^*** P < 0.01,

^** P < 0.05,

^* P < 0.1.