Table 1.
Patient and Physician Characteristics by Whether Opioids Were Discussed During Encounter
| Entire Sample | Opioids Discussed |
Opioids Not Discussed |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n=48 | n=375 | |||
| Patient Characteristics | ||||
| Age, Mean | 45.43 | 45.98 | 45.29 | 0.856 |
| Sex, % Female | 35% | 45% | 34% | 0.140 |
| Race, % White | 23% | 30% | 22% | 0.230 |
| Education, % High School Graduate | 72% | 64% | 73% | 0.187 |
| Depressive Symptoms, % Highest Tertile | 33% | 36% | 32% | 0.659 |
| Employment, % Working | 26% | 17% | 27% | 0.148 |
| Length of Relationship with Provider, % > 5 yrs | 66% | 60% | 67% | 0.315 |
| Illicit Drug use, % Active | 28% | 34% | 27% | 0.310 |
| Provider Characteristics | ||||
| Age, Mean | 44.60 | 45.53 | 44.39% | 0.297 |
| Sex, % Female | 57% | 57% | 57% | 0.948 |
| Race, % White | 69% | 77% | 68% | 0.313 |
| Training, % Physician | 73% | 70% | 73% | 0.747 |