Table 1.
Comparison of baseline demographic factors of Veterans with Opioid Use Disorder receiving opioid Agonist Therapy options
| (A) Methadone Only | (B) Buprenorphine only | (C) Buprenorphine and Methadone* | Statistics | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (B) Vs (A) | (C) Vs (A) | (B) Vs (C) | ||||
| N= 6252 | N=5670 | N= 2513 | ||||
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Cohens d | Cohens d | Cohens d | |
| Age in years | 54.46 (11.21) | 44.93 (13.53) | 44.79 (13.52) | −0.76 | −0.77 | 0.01 |
| Income ($) | 14684.35 (22165.85) | 16795.58 (23341.13) | 15980.43 (23446.39) | 0.09 | 0.06 | 0.04 |
| Percent | Percent | Percent | Risk Ratio | Risk Ratio | Risk Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | 96.71 | 93.74 | 94.19 | 0.97 | 0.97 | 1.00 |
| Area of residence | ||||||
| Rural | 5.40 | 24.64 | 20.52 | 4.60 | 3.80 | 1.21 |
| Urban | 94.61 | 75.16 | 79.47 | 0.79 | 0.84 | 0.95 |
| OEF/OIF Era Veterans | 7.57 | 24.64 | 25.55 | 3.26 | 3.38 | 0.96 |
| VA Pension receipt | 14.88 | 5.57 | 7.08 | 0.37 | 0.48 | 0.79 |
| VA Service Connection ≥50% | 19.98 | 26.95 | 23.36 | 1.35 | 1.17 | 1.15 |
| VA Service Connection <50% | 14.19 | 17.50 | 18.90 | 1.23 | 1.33 | 0.93 |
| Homeless | 36.01 | 26.26 | 30.44 | 0.73 | 0.85 | 0.86 |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||||
| Black | 40.06 | 12.07 | 14.80 | 0.30 | 0.37 | 0.82 |
| White | 55.67 | 85.49 | 81.92 | 1.54 | 1.47 | 1.04 |
| Hispanic | 11.58 | 11.81 | 14.56 | 1.02 | 1.26 | 0.81 |
| Other | 7.79 | 8.11 | 7.00 | 1.04 | 0.90 | 0.86 |
*
Received buprenorphine and had methadone clinic visit in the same year