Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics of Patients in Italian Opioid Treatment Programs Participating in Project Outcome in 2010. (N = 8,145)
| Variable | Total Sample |
Buprenorphine (n = 2,257) |
Methadone (n = 5,888) |
p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean (SD) | 37.0 (8.9) | 35.8 (8.8) | 37.4 (8.9) | <.001 |
| Male, n (%) | 6,857 (84.2%) | 1,969 (87.2%) | 4,888 (83.0%) | <.001 |
| Nationality, n (%) | ||||
| Italian | 7,915 (97.2%) | 2,216 (98.2%) | 5,699 (96.8%) | .001 |
| Other | 228 (2.8%) | 41 (1.8%) | 187 (3.2%) | .001 |
| Married an (%) | 1,275 (17.8%) | 378 (18.8%) | 897 (17.4%) | .143 |
| Employed 1bn (%) | 4,912 (63.7%) | 1,503 (70.1%) | 3,409 (61.2%) | <.001 |
| Educational level2,cn (%) | 1,738 (23.4%) | 558 (26.8%) | 1,180 (22.0%) | <.001 |
| Age of first opiate use, mean (SD) | 21.6 (6.2) | 22.0 (6.1) | 21.4 (6.2) | .001 |
| Injected drugs 3,dn (%) | 2,903 (74.3%) | 625 (64.1%) | 2,278 (77.6%) | <.001 |
| Secondary Cocaine or Crack Use, n (%) | 2,382 (29.2%) | 595 (26.4%) | 1,787 (30.3%) | <.001 |
1
Employed either permanently or temporarily
2
Completed at least upper middle school
3
Including heroin, methadone or other opioids
a
Missing data as follows: 11.1%; 12.2%; and, 11.9% for buprenorphine, methadone and total samples.
b
Missing data as follows: 5.1%; 5.3%; and,, 5.3% for buprenorphine, methadone, and total samples.
c
Missing data as follows: 7.9%; 9.0%; and, 8.7% for buprenorphine, methadone, and total samples.
d
Missing data as follows: 56.8%; 50.2%; and, 52.0% for buprenorphine, methadone, and total samples.