Skip to main content
. 2017 Jul 17;177(9):1265–1272. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.2468

Table 1. Patient Participant Demographic and Clinical Characteristics by Intervention Statusa.

Characteristic Overall
(n = 985)
Intervention
(n = 586)
Control
(n = 399)
P Value
Age, mean (SD), y 54.7 (11.5) 54.4 (11.51) 55.25 (11.47) .25
Female 466 (47.3) 287 (49.0) 179 (44.9) .20
Race or ethnic group .78
Non-Hispanic white 512 (52.0) 305 (52.1) 207 (51.9)
Non-Hispanic black 361 (36.7) 219 (37.4) 142 (35.6)
Hispanic 91 (9.2) 51 (8.7) 40 (10.0)
Other 21 (2.1) 11 (1.9) 10 (2.5)
Risk factorsb
Age <45 years 175 (17.8) 107 (18.3) 68 (17.0) .62
Alcohol use diagnosis 120 (12.2) 76 (13.0) 44 (11.0) .36
Drug use diagnosis 157 (15.9) 82 (14.0) 76 (18.8) .04
Mental health diagnosis 611 (62.0) 346 (59.0) 265 (66.4) .02
Tobacco use 415 (42.1) 237 (40.4) 178 (44.6) .19
English speaking 914 (92.8) 552 (94.2) 362 (90.7) .04
Primary insurancec .54
Medicaid 442 (44.9) 255 (43.5) 187 (46.9)
Medicare 296 (30.1) 181 (31.4) 112 (28.1)
Private 146 (14.8) 90 (15.4) 56 (14.0)
Other 101 (10.3) 57 (9.7) 44 (11.0)
MEDD, mgd .27
0 21 (2.1) 16 (2.7) 5 (1.3)
>0 to <50 649 (65.9) 392 (66.9) 257 (64.4)
50-100 167 (17.0) 93 (15.9) 74 (18.6)
>100 148 (15.0) 85 (14.5) 63 (15.8)

Abbreviations: MEDD, morphine equivalent daily dose.

a

Unless otherwise noted, data are reported as number (percentage) of patient participants.

b

Opioid misuse risk factors identified through billing codes in the electronic health record.

c

Other types of insurance include Massachusetts insurance program for the uninsured, uninsured, and missing.

d

Mean MEDD within 30 days prior to start of the intervention.