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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jul 8.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Kidney Dis. 2013 Oct 19;63(1):171–173. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2013.09.008

Table 1.

Percentage of Study Population With Opioid Use, by Opioid Type

Hydrocodone (n = 43,658) Oxycodone (n = 20,956) Propoxyphene (n = 14,251) Other (n = 22,345) Anya (n = 73,433)
Age
 <45 y 35.5 19.1 8.4 16.4 54.6
 45–64 y 32.7 16.7 9.5 16.0 53.6
 65–84 y 25.3 10.2 10.7 14.3 45.9
 ≥85 y 19.2 7.2 9.6 13.4 39.4
Sex
 Female 32.0 14.5 12.6 18.1 55.2
 Male 28.1 14.3 7.2 12.8 46.0
Race
 White 30.4 13.0 10.4 15.1 50.6
 Black 30.8 16.7 9.7 16.0 52.2
 Asian 17.4 6.3 3.3 10.0 29.8
Low income subsidy
 No 30.2 14.6 9.8 15.7 50.9
 Yes 27.0 11.6 9.5 11.1 43.9

Note: Data from July to December 2008.

a

Defined as receiving at least one opioid prescription for pain.