Table 1.
Characteristics of a commercially insured opioid-using population (n = 2,841,793) with comparisons of non-OUDs (n = 2,838,880), and OUDs (n = 2,913).
| Demographics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Entire Sample | Non-OUDs | OUDs | Comparison of Non-OUDs and OUDs |
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | t-value | |
| Age | 47.7 (18.2) | 47.7 (18.2) | 37.9 (14.8) | 35.55* |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | X2 | |
| Gender | 291.77* | |||
| Female | 1,586,335 (55.8) | 1,585,167 (55.8) | 1,168 (40.1) | |
| Male | 1,255,458 (44.2) | 1,253,713 (44.2) | 1,745 (59.9) | |
| Region | 218.60* | |||
| Northeast | 267,379 (9.4) | 266,915 (9.4) | 464 (15.9) | |
| North | 816,325 (28.7) | 815,376 (28.7) | 949 (32.6) | |
| Central | ||||
| South | 1,255,249 (44.2) | 1,254,255 (44.2) | 994 (34.1) | |
| West | 497,865 (17.5) | 497,359 (17.5) | 506 (17.4) | |
| 4,975 (0.2) | 4,975 (0.2) | 0.0 (0.0) | ||
| Other/Unknown Dependent Status | 653.65* | |||
| Dependent | 341,637 (12.0) | 340,865 (12.0) | 772 (26.5) | |
| Employee | 1,706,933 (60.1) | 1,705,676 (60.1) | 1,257 (43.2) | |
| Spouse | 793,223 (27.9) | 792,339 (27.9) | 884 (30.3) | |
Note.
*
p <0.0001