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. 2018 Aug 1;10:217–224. doi: 10.2147/NSS.S167658

Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of opioid users and non-users

Demographic characteristics Opioid users n=196 Non-opioid users n=101 Total n=297
Age (years)
 Mean ± SD (median, range) 56.6±14.0 (57, 19–90) 59.2±13.6 (60, 22–87)
P=NS
57.5±13.9 (58, 19–90)
Gender
 Total 193* 99* 292*
 Female 133 (68.9%) 60 (60.6%) 193 (66.1%)
 Male 60 (31.1%) 39 (39.4%) 99 (33.9%)
 Not known 3 (1.6%) 2 (3.0%) P=NS 5 (1.7%)
Race
 Total 188* 94* 282*
 Caucasian 148 (78.7%) 81 (86.2%) 229 (81.2%)
 African American 13 (6.9%) 2 (2.1%) 15 (5.3%)
 Asian 5 (2.7%) 4 (4.3%) 9 (3.2%)
 Hispanic 17 (9.0%) 4 (4.3%) 21 (7.5%)
 Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 1 (0.5%) 0 (0.0%) 1 (0.4%)
 American Indian or Alaskan Native 2 (1.1%) 0 (0.0%) 2 (0.7%)
 Prefer not to answer 2 (1.1%) 3 (3.2%) 5 (1.8%)
 Not known 8 (4.3%) 8 (8.5%) P=NS 15 (5.3%)
BMI
 Total 192* 99* 291*
 Underweight (BMI <18.5) 3 (1.6%) 2 (2.0%) 5 (1.7%)
 Healthy weight (BMI ≥18.5 and <25) 48 (25.0%) 28 (28.3%) 76 (26.1%)
 Overweight (BMI ≥25 and <30) 67 (34.9%) 33 (33.3%) 100 (34.4%)
 Obese (BMI ≥30) 67 (38.5%) 36 (36.4%) 110 (37.8%)
 Not known 4 (2.1%) 3 (3.0%) P=NS 6 (2.1%)
Diagnosed or treated for pain disorder of ≥6 months
 Total 196 101 297
 Yes 187 (95.4%) 87 (86.1%) 274 (91.9%)
 No 9 (4.6%) 15 (14.9%) P=0.002 24 (8.1%)

Notes: Not all participants answered all questions. The number of respondents (*) in each section are shown. Missing answers are given as “not known” in the table. P, significance of difference between opioid and non-opioid users.

Abbreviation: NS, not significant.