Table 1.
Opioids-Attributable ED Visits and Inpatient Hospitalizations (IH) by Selected Characteristics, Clark County-NV, 2011-2013
| ED visit | IH | Total Encounters | Alcohol-related | BZD-related | Illicit/recreational drug-relatedc | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | %a | No. | %a | No. | %a | Rateb | No. | %a | Rateb | No. | %a | Rateb | No. | %a | Rateb | |
| Total | 4,631 | 100.0 | 5,016 | 100.0 | 9,647 | 100.0 | 161.0 | 697 | 100.0 | 11.6 | 817 | 100.0 | 13.6 | 1,120 | 100.0 | 18.7 |
| Age | ||||||||||||||||
| < 20 y | 408 | 8.8 | 283 | 5.6 | 691 | 7.2 | 43.1 | 24 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 39 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 122 | 10.9 | 7.6 |
| 20–34 | 1,911 | 41.3 | 1,450 | 28.9 | 3,361 | 34.8 | 259.7 | 204 | 29.3 | 15.8 | 245 | 30.0 | 18.9 | 550 | 49.1 | 42.5 |
| 35–54 | 1,478 | 31.9 | 1,469 | 29.3 | 2,947 | 30.5 | 176.1 | 305 | 43.8 | 18.2 | 320 | 39.2 | 19.1 | 331 | 29.6 | 19.8 |
| 55+ | 834 | 18.0 | 1,814 | 36.2 | 2,648 | 27.4 | 186.6 | 164 | 23.5 | 11.6 | 213 | 26.1 | 15.0 | 117 | 10.4 | 8.2 |
| Gender | ||||||||||||||||
| Female | 2,341 | 50.6 | 2,674 | 53.3 | 5,015 | 52.0 | 168.2 | 273 | 39.2 | 9.2 | 450 | 55.1 | 15.1 | 483 | 43.1 | 16.2 |
| Male | 2,290 | 49.4 | 2,342 | 46.7 | 4,632 | 48.0 | 153.9 | 424 | 60.8 | 14.1 | 367 | 44.9 | 12.2 | 637 | 56.9 | 21.2 |
| Race | ||||||||||||||||
| Non-Hispanic white | 3,342 | 72.2 | 3,787 | 75.5 | 7,129 | 73.9 | 247.1 | 534 | 76.6 | 18.5 | 616 | 75.4 | 21.3 | 805 | 71.9 | 27.9 |
| Non-Hispanic black | 455 | 9.8 | 458 | 9.1 | 913 | 9.5 | 135.7 | 53 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 68 | 8.3 | 10.1 | 119 | 10.6 | 17.7 |
| Hispanic | 535 | 11.6 | 369 | 7.4 | 904 | 9.4 | 50.7 | 62 | 8.9 | 3.5 | 78 | 9.5 | 4.4 | 105 | 9.4 | 5.9 |
| Other | 299 | 6.5 | 402 | 8.0 | 701 | 7.3 | 107.5 | 48 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 55 | 6.7 | 8.4 | 91 | 8.1 | 14.0 |
| Insurance type | ||||||||||||||||
| Medicaid | 563 | 12.2 | 645 | 12.9 | 1,208 | 12.5 | -- | 88 | 12.6 | -- | 138 | 16.9 | -- | 168 | 15.0 | -- |
| Medicare | 689 | 14.9 | 1,661 | 33.1 | 2,350 | 24.4 | -- | 128 | 18.4 | -- | 190 | 23.3 | -- | 130 | 11.6 | -- |
| Other public (military, indigent, charity) | 336 | 7.3 | 366 | 7.3 | 702 | 7.3 | -- | 92 | 13.2 | -- | 68 | 8.3 | -- | 159 | 14.2 | -- |
| Private (including workers’ comp) | 1,314 | 28.4 | 1,878 | 37.4 | 3,192 | 33.1 | -- | 205 | 29.4 | -- | 222 | 27.2 | -- | 307 | 27.4 | -- |
| Self-pay | 1,590 | 34.3 | 413 | 8.2 | 2,003 | 20.8 | -- | 171 | 24.5 | -- | 185 | 22.6 | -- | 319 | 28.5 | -- |
| Other/unknown | 139 | 3.0 | 53 | 1.1 | 192 | 2.0 | -- | 13 | 1.9 | -- | 14 | 1.7 | -- | 37 | 3.3 | -- |
| Selected comorbiditiesa | ||||||||||||||||
| Chronic bodily pains | 696 | 15.0 | 2,253 | 44.9 | 2,949 | 30.6 | 49.2 | 190 | 27.3 | 3.2 | 295 | 36.1 | 4.9 | 226 | 20.2 | 3.8 |
| Affective disorders | 885 | 19.1 | 1,698 | 33.9 | 2,583 | 26.8 | 43.1 | 272 | 39.0 | 4.5 | 425 | 52.0 | 7.1 | 340 | 30.4 | 5.7 |
| Hypertension | 565 | 12.2 | 1,811 | 36.1 | 2,376 | 24.6 | 39.7 | 158 | 22.7 | 2.6 | 215 | 26.3 | 3.6 | 158 | 14.1 | 2.6 |
| Renal failure/diabetes | 244 | 5.3 | 1,130 | 22.5 | 1,374 | 14.2 | 22.9 | 90 | 12.9 | 1.5 | 149 | 18.2 | 2.5 | 105 | 9.4 | 1.8 |
| Chronic lower respiratory disease | 255 | 5.5 | 892 | 17.8 | 1,147 | 11.9 | 19.1 | 83 | 11.9 | 1.4 | 100 | 12.2 | 1.7 | 113 | 10.1 | 1.9 |
| Ischemic heart disease | 90 | 1.9 | 493 | 9.8 | 583 | 6.0 | 9.7 | 30 | 4.3 | 0.5 | 55 | 6.7 | 0.9 | 44 | 3.9 | 0.7 |
| Sleep disorders | 57 | 1.2 | 341 | 6.8 | 398 | 4.1 | 6.6 | 26 | 3.7 | 0.4 | 37 | 4.5 | 0.6 | 34 | 3.0 | 0.6 |
| STI/viral hepatitis | 68 | 1.5 | 265 | 5.3 | 333 | 3.5 | 5.6 | 56 | 8.0 | 0.9 | 38 | 4.7 | 0.6 | 64 | 5.7 | 1.1 |
aComorbid conditions are not mutually exclusive. Crude rates are based on Census total population estimates (average 2011–2013)
bRates are per 100,000 Census population estimates by demographic subgroups unless specified otherwise
cIllicit/recreational drugs include cocaine, cannabinoids, hallucinogens and other stimulants with abuse potential
--Not estimated