Table 1b.
Persons using chronic opioid therapy for non-cancer pain: sample characteristics by concurrent sedative use. Limited to people taking opioids everyday out of the last 2 weeks.
| Variables | Concurrent Sedative Use | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | ||
| Number of patients | 1153 (68.1%) | 695 (31.9%) | - |
| Female (%) | 58.2 | 71.1 | 0.0001 |
| Mean age | 56.6 | 53.8 | 0.0006 |
| Mean BMI | 31.2 | 30.3 | 0.12 |
| Some college education (%) | 59.8 | 63.1 | 0.34 |
| Current Smoker (%) | 23.1 | 28.3 | 0.08 |
| Risky Drinker per AUDIT-C (%) | 14.6 | 13.4 | 0.65 |
| Depressed (%) | 55.1 | 72.7 | <.0001 |
| Average pain intensity last 3 months (0-10) | 58 | 6.0 | 0.16 |
| Mean days with pain in prior 6 months | 168.5 | 166.6 | 0.48 |
| Using opioids for more than one pain condition (%) | 60.0 | 71.4 | 0.0005 |
| Mean daily opioid dose (mg. MED) prior 3 months | 68.1 | 108.2 | <.0001 |
| Daily opioid dose >= 120 mg. MED (%) | 13.0 | 22.2 | <.0001 |
| Opioids very/extremely helpful (%) | 59.1 | 59.2 | 0.99 |
| Predominate use of long-acting opioids in the prior 3 months (%) | 31.4 | 33.1 | 0.56 |
| SUD Identification | |||
| Any SUD Diagnosis from electronic data-drug or alcohol (%) | 13.0 | 23.8 | <.0001 |
| Diagnosis from electronic data—alcohol (%) | 6.1 | 8.1 | 0.27 |
| Diagnosis from electronic data—drug (%) | 9.9 | 21.0 | <.0001 |
| Self-report drug or alcohol problem (%) | 21.2 | 24.1 | 0.32 |
| Alcohol Use Disorder per AUDIT-C (%) | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.03 |
| Any of the above | 28.1 | 38.1 | 0.002 |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; AUDIT, Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test; MED, morphine equivalent dose; SUD, substance use disorder
NOTES: Unweighted N's and weighted percents Risky Drinking does not include AUDIT-C scores of 7 or greater