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. 2024 Aug 15;95:433–439. doi: 10.2340/17453674.2024.41090

Table 3.

Risk of opioid use beyond 90 days after shoulder arthroplasty. Values are count (%) unless otherwise specified

Factor Not prolonged opioid use (n = 4,076) Prolonged opioid use (n = 1,584) OR (CI) a P adjOR (CI) b P
Age
< 65 years 1,144 (28) 449 (28) Ref. Ref.
≥ 65 years 2,932 (72) 1,135 (72) 0.99 (0.87–1.12) 0.8 0.88 (0.74–1.05) 0.2
Male sex 1,742 (43) 505 (32) 0.63 (0.55–0.71) < 0.01 0.71 (0.61–0.83) < 0.01
Diabetes 436 (11) 242 (15) 1.51 (1.27–1.78) < 0.01 1.13 (0.91–1.41) 0.3
Alcohol 84 (2.1) 91 (5.7) 2.90 (2.14–3.92) < 0.01 2.12 (1.44–3.13) < 0.01
Chronic pulmonary disease 24 (0.6) 35 (2.2) 3.81 (2.26–6.43) < 0.01 1.77 (0.89–3.50) 0.1
Charlson Comorbidity Index
0 2,357 (58) 697 (44) Ref. Ref.
1–2 1,288 (32) 596 (38) 1.56 (1.36–1.78) < 0.01 1.22 (1.04–1.43) 0.01
≥ 3 431 (11) 291 (18) 2.28 (1.92–2.71) < 0.01 1.37 (1.09–1.72) < 0.01
Previous surgery 1,016 (25) 502 (32) 1.40 (1.23–1.59) < 0.01 1.35 (1.15–1.59) < 0.01
Preoperative drug use
Antidepressants 563 (14) 479 (30) 2.70 (2.35–3.11) < 0.01 1.54 (1.29–1.82) < 0.01
Antipsychotics 258 (6.3) 303 (19) 3.50 (2.93–4.18) < 0.01 1.74 (1.39–2.17) < 0.01
Benzodiazepines 407 (10) 365 (23) 2.70 (2.31–3.15) < 0.01 1.62 (1.34–1.96) < 0.01
Preoperative opioids 836 (20) 1,201 (76) 12.2 (10.6–13.9) < 0.01 10.1 (8.8–11.7) < 0.01
Year of operation N/A N/A 0.97 (0.96–0.99) < 0.01 1.00 (0.98–1.02) 0.7
Arthroplasty implant
Total 1,322 (33) 383 (24) Ref. Ref.
Reverse 1,362 (34) 626 (40) 1.58 (1.37–1.84) < 0.01 1.25 (1.05–1.50) 0.02
Hemi 1,340 (33) 556 (35) 1.43 (1.23–1.67) < 0.01 1.25 (1.01–1.55) 0.06
a

Univariate logistic regression analysis with 95% confidence interval (CI)

b

adjOR = multivariable adjusted odds ratio with CI.