Table 2.
Characteristics of 115 patients treated for opioid dependence in a community health center by 30 day retention status
| Retained at 30 days (n = 90) | Not retained at 30 days (n = 25) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | N (%) | N (%) | pa |
| Sociodemographic | |||
| Age (younger than median, 46 years) | 44 (48.9) | 11 (44.0) | .67 |
| Male gender | 66 (73.3) | 19 (76.0) | .79 |
| Race | .44 | ||
| Hispanic | 59 (65.6) | 19 (76.0) | |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 20 (22.2) | 5 (20.0) | |
| Non-Hispanic other | 11 (12.2) | 1 (4.0) | |
| Employed | 31 (34.4) | 6 (24.0) | .32 |
| Have Medicaid | 67 (74.4) | 22 (88.0) | .15 b |
| Drug use behaviors | |||
| Substance use in past 30 days | |||
| Heroin | 61 (67.8) | 20 (80.0) | .24 |
| Street methadone | 31 (34.4) | 5 (20.0) | .17 b |
| Methadone, prescribed in treatment | 26 (28.9) | 9 (36.0) | .49 |
| Street prescription opioids | 9 (10.1) | 3 (12.5) | .72 |
| Prescription opioids, prescribed in treatment | 13 (14.6) | 5 (20.0) | .54 |
| Cocaine/Crack | 36 (40.0) | 11 (44.0) | .72 |
| Sedative/Benzodiazepines | 10 (11.6) | 5 (20.8) | .31 |
| Ever injected drugs | 51 (57.3) | 15 (62.5) | .64 |
| Years using opioids ≥ median (≥22 years) | 45 (53.6) | 9 (39.1) | .22 |
| Prior methadone treatment | 66 (73.0) | 19 (76.0) | .79 |
| Prior buprenorphine use | 25 (27.8) | 6 (24.0) | .71 |
| Treatment | |||
| Home-based induction | 40 (44.4) | 11 (44.4) | .97 |
a
p value associated with chi-square test of difference in proportions for those retained at 30 days versus those not retained at 30 days for each characteristic.
b
p <.20, variable selected for inclusion in multivariable analyses.