Table 2:

Adjusted rate ratios^* for health service use during the year of first diagnosis of alcohol use disorder

Variable	Sex; adjusted rate ratio (95% CI)
Variable	Women	Men
Hospital admissions	4.0 (3.9–4.2)	4.5 (4.4–4.7)
Outpatient physician visits	1.7 (1.7–1.8)	2.0 (1.9–2.0)
No. of medications prescribed	1.8 (1.7–1.8)	1.9 (1.8–1.9)
Emergency department visits^†	3.8 (3.4–4.3)	3.6 (3.2–3.9)
Days in hospital	7.9 (7.1–8.8)	9.2 (8.4–10.1)

Note: CI = confidence interval.
↵* Adjusted for mental health disorders, age at index diagnosis, region of residence and income level.
↵† Visits included only those made by Winnipeg residents to any of the 6 Winnipeg emergency departments (women, n = 7548; men, n = 12 833).