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Table 3 Multipredictor model predicting receipt of topiramate for alcohol use disorders in the Veterans Health Administration, fiscal year 2011

From: Prescription of topiramate to treat alcohol use disorders in the Veterans Health Administration

Variable

Estimate

SE

t-value

OR [95%CI]

Gender

    

  Female (reference: male)

0.92

0.04

22.09

2.50 [ 2.31, 2.71 ]

Age (reference: >55)

    

  30-55

0.51

0.03

16.22

1.66 [ 1.56, 1.76 ]

  <30

0.32

0.05

6.01

1.38 [ 1.24, 1.53 ]

Alcohol diagnosis (reference: abuse)

    

  Dependence

0.14

0.03

4.21

1.15 [ 1.08, 1.22]

Specialty care (reference: no specialty care)

    

  Mental health

1.15

0.07

15.68

3.15 [ 2.73, 3.64 ]

  Addiction

0.46

0.16

2.95

1.58 [ 1.17, 2.15]

  Both (mental health & addiction)

1.32

0.08

17.67

3.75 [ 3.24, 4.43 ]

Psychiatric comorbidity (reference: none)

    

  Bipolar disorder

1.26

0.07

19.22

3.51 [3.09, 3.92]

  Depression

0.78

0.05

14.86

2.19 [1.98, 2.43]

  PTSD

0.98

0.05

20.08

2.66 [2.42, 2.93]

  PTSD & depression

1.39

0.05

28.27

4.00 [3.63, 4.40]

  Schizophrenia

0.55

0.10

5.56

1.74 [1.43, 2.11]

  Other/multiple

1.50

0.05

30.11

4.49 [4.07, 4.96]

Intercept

−6.41

0.081

−79.45

0.002 [ 0.002, 0.002 ]