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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Sep 21.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Ther. 2007;29(Suppl):2603–2612. doi: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2007.12.006

Table II.

Prescriptions for narcotic drugs used, by comorbid chronic condition, among patients with lower back pain.

Comorbid Chronic Condition Prescriptions for
Narcotic Drugs,
Mean		 % of
Narcotic Users,*
(n = 6171)
Congestive heart failure 7.2 1
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 6.9 3
Anxiety 6.1 6
Ulcer 6.1 1
Arthritis 5.8 14
Depression 5.4 10
Osteoporosis 4.8 1
Arrhythmia 4.7 3
Asthma 4.4 7
Coronary artery disease 4.1 5
Cancer 4.1 2
Hypertension 3.8 23
Diabetes 3.6 10
*

Some patients had >1 comorbid condition; therefore, comorbid conditions were not mutually exclusive. Nondisease conditions such as injury and pregnancy were excluded.