Table 2.
Selected Physical and Mental Health Diagnosis in chronic opioid, acute opioid and non-opioid groups.
| Chronic Opioid | Acute Opioid | Non-Opioid | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diagnosis in 2004 | All N=3726 |
Male N=1370 37% |
Female N=2356 63% |
All N=37108 |
Male N=16654 45% |
Female N=20454 55% |
All N=337366 |
Male N=164596 49% |
Female N=172770 51% |
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| Pain | Muscle, Joint, and Limb Pain | 52.9% | 46.7% | 56.5% | 25.3% | 24.8% | 25.6% | 11.5% | 10.2% | 12.9% |
| Back Pain | 51.0% | 54.1% | 49.2% | 13.7% | 12.7% | 14.5% | 5.8% | 5.2% | 6.5% | |
| Arthritis | 33.3% | 26.9% | 37.1% | 7.0% | 6.2% | 7.6% | 3.6% | 2.7% | 4.6% | |
| Abdominal Pain | 21.2% | 16.8% | 23.7% | 14.3% | 11.0% | 17.1% | 5.6% | 4.2% | 6.9% | |
| Neck Pain | 20.0% | 18.5% | 20.8% | 6.2% | 5.1% | 7.2% | 2.7% | 2.1% | 3.2% | |
| Headache | 18.8% | 13.7% | 21.8% | 8.0% | 5.1% | 10.3% | 3.9% | 2.6% | 5.1% | |
| Other Physical Health | Hypertension (high blood pressure) | 43.1% | 40.5% | 44.6% | 18.5% | 18.8% | 18.3% | 13.7% | 13.1% | 14.2% |
| Endocrinological disorders (Diabetes mellitus or Hypothyroidism) | 23.5% | 19.4% | 25.9% | 10.4% | 7.7% | 12.5% | 7.7% | 5.9% | 9.4% | |
| Hyperlipidemia | 21.4% | 24.3% | 19.7% | 11.2% | 12.7% | 10.1% | 8.7% | 9.4% | 8.0% | |
| COPD | 12.7% | 9.0% | 14.9% | 5.5% | 4.9% | 6.0% | 4.3% | 4.1% | 4.4% | |
| Mental Health | Any Mental Health Diagnosis | 35.4% | 29.7% | 38.7% | 15.4% | 13.5% | 17.1% | 11.0% | 10.0% | 12.0% |
| Depression or Mood Disorders | 22.0% | 16.4% | 25.3% | 8.0% | 5.6% | 9.9% | 5.0% | 3.5% | 6.5% | |
| Anxiety Disorders | 11.0% | 9.2% | 12.0% | 4.2% | 3.1% | 5.0% | 2.7% | 2.0% | 3.4% | |
| Sbustance Abuse | Opioid Abuse/Dependence | 1.29% | 1.31% | 1.27% | 0.04% | 0.07% | 0.02% | 0.01% | 0.02% | 0.01% |
| Alcohol Related Psychiatric Disorder | 1.23% | 2.26% | 0.64% | 0.52% | 0.79% | 0.30% | 0.28% | 0.41% | 0.15% | |
SAS multiple logistic regression models (independent variables: Groups and Female) results: all estimated parameters were significant at p<0.01 except for “Alcohol Related Psychiatric Disorder” (p=0.16) between Acute Group and Non-Opioid Group; Post hoc test of group differences were all significant at p<0.01; Post hoc test showed gender differences were signicant in chronic group at p<0.05 except for Neck Pain (P=0.1), and Opioid abuse/dependence (p=0.91); Post hoc test of gender differences were significant in both Acute and non-opioid groups on all diagnosis (p<0.05) except for Muscle, Joint, and Limb Pain in Acute Group (P=0.09).