Table 2 Unadjusted rates of outpatient follow-up within 30 days of hospital discharge
From: Alcohol misuse and outpatient follow-up after hospital discharge: a retrospective cohort study
| Â | Any outpatient provider* | Primary care physician* | Specialist physician* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
%, 95% CI | p value | %, 95% CI | p value | %, 95% CI | p value | |
Critical illness | ||||||
 No alcohol misuse (n = 2840) | 53 (51, 55) | Ref | 31 (29, 33) | Ref | 35 (34, 37) | Ref |
 Alcohol misuse (n = 1263) | 37 (35, 40) | < 0.001 | 24 (22, 27) | < 0.001 | 22 (20, 24) | < 0.001 |
No critical illness | ||||||
 No alcohol misuse (n = 9751) | 49 (48, 50) | Ref | 37 (36, 38) | Ref | 23 (22, 23) | Ref |
 Alcohol misuse (n = 3721) | 38 (36, 39) | < 0.001 | 29 (27, 30) | < 0.001 | 16 (15, 17) | < 0.001 |