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.