Table 4.
Logistic Regression Analysis of Characteristics Associated with Past Year Prescription Opioid Abuse or Dependence, Stratified by Gender
| Men n = 26,746 | Women n = 28,533 | |||
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| Characteristic | AOR | 95% CL | AOR | 95% CL |
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| Age Group* | ||||
| 18–25 | 2.04 | 1.06–3.92 | 1.67 | 0.97–2.86 |
| 26–34 | 2.88 | 1.38–6.01 | 0.73 | 0.30–1.76 |
| 35+ | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
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| Serious Psychological Distress | ||||
| Yes | 3.92 | 2.16–7.12 | 3.32 | 1.93–5.73 |
| No | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
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| Needle Use Ever of Any Drug | ||||
| Yes | 2.84 | 1.16–6.94 | 3.16 | 0.90–11.08 |
| No | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
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| Past Year | ||||
| Cigarette Use | 2.64 | 1.51–4.60 | 3.32 | 1.64–6.75 |
| Cocaine Use | 1.77 | 0.91–3.45 | 2.47 | 1.16–5.25 |
| Marijuana Use* | 1.09 | 0.53–2.23 | 3.21 | 1.85–5.58 |
| Hallucinogen Use | 1.85 | 0.84–4.10 | 2.36 | 1.02–5.47 |
| Non-Medical Tranquilizer or Sedative Use | 52.48 | 26.26–104.87 | 15.81 | 9.09–27.50 |
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12–17 year olds were not asked these questions.
Note: Non-significance is indicated if the confidence limit covers 1. AOR = Adjusted Odds Ratio. 95% CL = 95% Confidence Limits around the adjusted odds ratios.
*
Interactions tested in the overall parsimonious model were found to be statistically different (p<.05) by gender.