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. 2017 Jun 8;12(6):e0179054. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0179054

Table 5. Sample characteristics and variation across five opioid overdose risk groups.

Characteristic Percentage (or Mean) by Risk Group
Lower Risk Occasional Non-adherents Frequent Non-adherents Occasional Heroin Users Frequent Heroin Users
Female* 22 21 6 3 0
Black** 82 66 69 53 47
Hispanic 17 23 13 27 33
Age (mean) 37.1 35.1 35.7 39.6 38.8
Stable housing** 56 56 56 30 13
Any college 59 65 73 45 40
Employed or in school** 50 23 38 15 14
Living with partner 20 19 19 12 13
Active duty 82 65 88 85 93
Honorable discharge 72 65 38 67 67
Alcohol use disorder** 49 78 67 67 80
PO use disorder** 32 70 88 54 87
Heroin use disorder** 11 12 0 49 80
MH treatment ever** 37 74 81 76 80
Alcohol treatment ever* 15 28 38 39 36
Drug treatment ever** 21 30 44 64 43
PTSD treatment ever** 21 53 38 36 47
TBI treatment ever 9 9 6 6 7
Depression treatment ever** 33 70 62 67 73
Sleep treatment ever** 27 58 44 52 47
Anxiety treatment ever** 25 67 50 52 60
MH treatment in past month** 21 51 12 27 33
Pain severity (mean)** 4.7 5.8 5.9 4.8 6.5
Pain interference (mean)** 3.8 5.4 5.9 4.2 5.9
Perceived stress (mean) 8.4 7.2 7.4 8.2 7.0
Resilience (mean)* 71.8 68.6 64.4 64.9 58.5
Satisfaction with life (mean)** 15.0 12.9 10.3 11.8 11.9

* Difference across groups significant at the α = .05 level.

**Difference across groups significant at the α = .01 level.