Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics and Patterns of Opioid Use.
| Opioid Patterns of Use | No opioids | Short-term | Long-term | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 0 days (n=277) | <90 days (n=284) | ≥90 days (n=201) | Test (df) | p-value | |
| Age | 34.3 (9.0) | 34.0 (9.0) | 33.1 (8.1) | F (2, 759) = 1.065 | 0.345 |
| Male Gender | 226 (81.6%) | 234 (82.4%) | 186 (92.5%) | χ2 (2) = 12.811 | 0.002 |
| Marital Status | χ2 (6) = 6.950 | 0.325 | |||
| Single/Never Married | 68 (24.5%) | 133 (46.8%) | 114 (56.7%) | ||
| Married | 141 (50.9%) | 78 (27.5%) | 37 (18.4%) | ||
| Separated/Divorced/Widowed | 62 (22.4%) | 67 (23.6%) | 44 (21.9%) | ||
| Unknown | 6 (2.2%) | 6 (2.1%) | 6 (3.0%) | ||
| Race | χ2 (6) = 9.679 | 0.139 | |||
| Caucasian | 169 (61.0%) | 198 (69.7%) | 137 (68.2%) | ||
| Black | 27 (9.7%) | 19 (6.7%) | 21 (10.4%) | ||
| Other | 13 (4.7%) | 14 (4.9%) | 4 (2.0%) | ||
| Unknown or Declined to answer | 68 (24.5%) | 53 (18.7%) | 39 (19.4%) | ||
| VA Service-Connected Disability | 262 (94.6%) | 268 (94.4%) | 195 (97.0%) | χ2 (2) = 2.082 | 0.353 |
| Active Duty (years) | 4.5 (5.2) | 4.7 (5.0) | 4.7 (4.5) | F (2, 759) = 0.138 | 0.871 |
| Military Component | χ2 (4) = 6.066 | 0.194 | |||
| Active | 148 (53.4%) | 161 (56.7%) | 118 (58.7%) | ||
| Reserve | 31 (11.2%) | 23 (8.1%) | 10 (5.0%) | ||
| Guard | 98 (35.4%) | 100 (35.2%) | 73 (36.3%) | ||
| Branch of Service | χ2 (6) = 6.018 | 0.421 | |||
| Army | 205 (74.0%) | 209 (73.6%) | 155 (77.1%) | ||
| Air Force | 32 (11.6%) | 22 (7.7%) | 17 (8.5%) | ||
| Marines | 15 (5.4%) | 25 (8.8%) | 15 (7.5%) | ||
| Navy | 25 (9.0%) | 28 (9.9%) | 14 (7.0%) | ||