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. 2024 Nov 5;56(1):2422050. doi: 10.1080/07853890.2024.2422050

Table 1.

Participant characteristics.

Characteristic Participants (n = 141)/Percent
Age mean (SD)
 Years 37.7 (8.1)
Racial Identity n (%)
 Black 17 (12.2)
 White 114 (82.0)
 Any Other Race 4 (2.9)
Ethnicity n (%)  
 Hispanic 2 (1.5)
 Non-Hispanic 123 (89.8)
Gender n (%)
 Woman 58 (42.3)
 Man 75 (54.7)
 Gender diverse 3 (2.2)
 Prefer not to say 1 (0.7)
Bodily pain n (%)
 No pain (in past 4 weeks) 12 (8.6)
 Single-site pain 10 (7.1)
 Multi-site pain (2 to 3 sites) 38 (26.9)
 Multi-site pain (≥ 4 sites) 64 (45.4)
 Fibromyalgia (ACRFMS ≥ 13) 49 (35.0)
ACRFMS score mean (SD)
 ACRFMS total 11.3 (6.6)
OUD severity mean (SD)
 DSM-5 criteria 9.8 (1.9)
Age of first opioid use mean (SD)
 Years 23.7 (9.3)
Route of opioid administration n (%)
 Intravenous 117 (84.2)
 Intramuscular or subcutaneous 12 (8.5)
 Smoking 68 (48.9)
 Snorting / sniffing up the nose 37 (26.2)
 Swallowing by mouth 12 (8.6)
 Another Route 2 (1.4)
Cost of DAILY OPIOID USE mean (SD)
 USD ($) 105.5 (113.4)

Note: SD = standard deviation; OUD = opioid use disorder; ACRFMS = American College of Rheumatology Fibromyalgia Survey; USD = United States dollar.