Table 3.
Zero-inflated negative binomial regression analyses for number of prescriptions of analgesics in adolescence and young adulthood by symptoms as reported in adolescence.
n | Opioids | Nonopioid analgesics | |||||
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Opioids | Paracetamol | NSAIDs | |||||
IRR (95% CI) | P | IRR (95% CI) | P | IRR (95% CI) | P | ||
Analgesics use in adolescence | |||||||
Psychological distress | 5807 | 1.06 (0.91, 1.24) | 0.460 | 1.07 (0.87, 1.30) | 0.537 | 1.07 (0.98, 1.16) | 0.128 |
Posttraumatic stress symptoms | 4753 | 1.05 (0.95, 1.40) | 0.338 | 1.11 (0.99, 1.25) | 0.064 | 1.13 (1.07, 1.19) | <0.001 |
Musculoskeletal pain | 5790 | 1.35 (1.24, 1.47) | <0.001 | 1.56 (1.42, 1.72) | <0.001 | 1.29 (1.24, 1.35) | <0.001 |
Headaches | 5447 | 1.54 (1.15, 2.06) | 0.003 | 1.91 (1.35, 2.70) | <0.001 | 1.86 (1.60, 2.17) | <0.001 |
Analgesics use in young adulthood | |||||||
Psychological distress | 5954 | 1.48 (1.33, 1.64) | <0.001 | 1.26 (1.13, 1.42) | <0.001 | 1.17 (1.10, 1.25) | <0.001 |
Posttraumatic stress symptoms | 4858 | 1.31 (1.23, 1.40) | <0.001 | 1.17 (1.09, 1.25) | <0.001 | 1.10 (1.06, 1.14) | <0.001 |
Musculoskeletal pain | 5939 | 1.47 (1.39, 1.55) | <0.001 | 1.49 (1.40, 1.58) | <0.001 | 1.26 (1.22, 1.30) | <0.001 |
Headaches | 5586 | 1.88 (1.54, 2.29) | <0.001 | 2.38 (1.94, 2.93) | <0.001 | 1.67 (1.48, 1.88) | <0.001 |
Subsample analysis among participants exposed to childhood trauma.
Complete case analyses adjusted for age, sex, household structure, and family economy. Analyses for analgesics use in adolescence were additionally adjusted for pubertal development.
IRR, incidence rate ratio; NSAIDs, nonsteroid anti-inflammatory drugs.