Table 2 Resource use data in six months before interview by alcohol dependence and sex
| Â | All patients | Non-AD | AD | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 1356 | male | female | total | male | female | total | |
N = 494 | N = 719 | N = 1213 | N = 95 | N = 48 | N = 143 | ||
Direct costs | |||||||
 Inpatient admissions a  Number of nights, mean (SD) | 1.2 (5.2) | 1.2 (6.0) | 1.1 (4.1) | 1.2 (5.0) | 2.5 (7.3) | 0.9 (3.4) | 2.0 (6.4) |
 Outpatient visits a  At least one visit, % (CI) | 9.9 (8.3–11.6) | 8.7 (6.2–11.2) | 9.9 (7.7–12.1) | 9.4 (7.8–11.1) | 15.8 (8.2–23.4) | 10.1 (1.7–18.5) | 13.9 (8.1–19.7) |
 Day case surgery visits a  At least one visit, % (CI) | 6.0 (4.7–7.3) | 4.9 (3.0–6.8) | 6.0 (4.3–7.9) | 5.6 (4.3–6.9) | 10.1 (3.8–16.4) | 8.2 (0.5–16.0) | 9.5 (4.6–14.4) |
 Accident & emergency visits a  At least one visit, % (CI) | 11.2 (9.5–12.9) | 8.7 (6.2–11.2) | 10.7 (8.4–13.0) | 9.9 (8.2–11.6) | 22.0 (13.5–30.5) | 21.7 (9.8–33.6) | 21.9 (15.0–28.8) |
 GP treatment a  Number of visits, mean (SD) | 6.8 (11.4) | 5.8 (9.9) | 6.8 (6.4) | 6.4 (8.0) | 10.4 (25.6) | 9.6 (24.0) | 10.2 (25.1) |
 Prescribed medication a  Number of prescriptions, mean (SD) | 1.8 (1.5) | 1.8 (1.5) | 1.9 (1.5) | 1.8 (1.5) | 2.1 (1.5) | 1.7 (1.4) | 1.9 (1.5) |
 Home care a  At least one home visit, % (CI) | 5.2 (4.0–6.4) | 5.1 (3.1–7.1) | 5.1 (3.5–6.8) | 5.8 (3.9–6.4) | 7.6 (2.2–13.1) | 2.2 (0.0–6.4) | 5.8 (1.9–9.8) |
 Alcohol treatment  At least one treatment contact, % (CI) | 1.0 (0.5–1.5) | 0.4 (0.0–0.9) | 0.1 (0.0–0.4) | 0.2 (0.0–0.5) | 9.6 (3.6–15.5) | 2.3 (0.0–6.6) | 7.2 (2.9–11.4) |
Indirect costs | |||||||
 Absenteeism among employed patients  Number of absent days, mean (SD) | 8.1 (20.4) | 5.5 (15.4) | 8.7 (18.4) | 7.3 (17.2) | 17.2 (41.1) | 12.9 (26.6) | 16.1 (37.9) |
 Unemployment  % (CI) | 8.2 (6.7–9.7) | 7.7 (5.3–10.0) | 7.8 (5.8–9.8) | 7.8 (6.2–9.3) | 10.5 (4.3–16.7) | 13.9 (4.3–23.6) | 11.7 (6.4–16.9) |
 Disability/early retirement  % (CI) | 16.5 (14.5–18.5) | 17.6 (14.2–21.0) | 14.7 (12.1–17.3) | 15.8 (13.8–17.9) | 22.2 (13.6–30.7) | 21.6 (9.8–33.5) | 22.0 (15.0–28.9) |