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. 2018 Nov 21;96(1):27–37. doi: 10.1007/s11524-018-00328-y

Table 2.

Individual and network correlates of having at least one network member with a history of an overdose, N = 463

ALL (N = 463) Had at least one first-degree network member who has ever overdosed (N = 265) Did not have any first-degree network members who have ever overdosed (N = 198) P value
Network measures
 In-degree, median (IQR) 1 (1–3) 2 (1–3) 1 (1–2) < .0001
 Out-degree, median (IQR) 2 (1–3) 2 (1–3) 1 (1–2) < .0001
 Betweenness centrality, median (IQR) 9 (0–194.5) 50 (0–310) 0 (0–48) 0.0001
Spatial measures
Miles to town center, median (IQR) 3.54 (0.65–7.58)1 2.50 (0.53–6.14)2 5.53 (1.94–8.89)3 0.0039
Log (miles to town center), median (IQR) 1.26 (−0.43–2.03)1 0.92 (−0.62–1.82)2 1.71 (0.66–2.18)3 < .0001
Individual-level demographic characteristics
 Age, median (IQR) 31 (26–38) 31 (26–38) 31 (25–37) 0.2072
 Years living in Eastern Kentucky, median (IQR) 29 (23–35) 29 (23–34) 28 (22–35) 0.5672
 Months of education completed, median (IQR) 144 (120–144) 144 (120–144) 144 (130–144) 0.0062
 Amount of money received from employment (net income) in past 30 days, median (IQR) 0 (0–400) 0 (0–400) 0 (0–300) 0.180
Race/ethnicity 0.238
 Non-Hispanic White, n (%) 435 (93.95) 248 (93.58) 187 (94.44)
 Non-Hispanic Black, n (%) 18 (3.89) 13 (4.91) 5 (2.53)
 Other, n (%) 10 (2.16) 4 (1.51) 6 (3.03)
 Male, n (%) 260 (56.16) 157 (59.25) 103 (52.02) 0.121
 Transportation access, n (%) 167 (36.07) 73 (27.55) 94 (47.47) < .0001
Individual-level risk behaviors
 Ever overdosed, n (%) 131 (28.29) 79 (29.81) 52 (26.26) 0.402
 Any opiate use (past 6 months), n (%) 462 (99.78) 265 (100) 197 (99.49) 0.247
 Ever enrolled in drug treatment, n (%) 258 (55.72) 148 (55.85) 110 (55.56) 0.950
 Ever enrolled in drug detox, n (%) 164 (35.42) 102 (38.49) 62 (31.31) 0.110
 Ever enrolled in alcohol detox, n (%) 40 (8.64) 32 (12.08) 8 (4.04) 0.002
 Ever arrested, n (%) 405 (87.47) 240 (90.57) 165 (83.33) 0.020

1N = 452

2N = 217

3N = 235