Table 1.
Reason | All opioid users | On potent opioids | On weaker opioids | P value, potent vs weaker opioids | Diabetic patients | Idiopathic patients | P value, diabetic vs idiopathic etiology |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abdominal pain only | 96/227 (42%) | 82/186 (44%) | 14/41 (34%) | .10 | 34/84 (40%) | 62/143 (43%) | .55 |
Abdominal pain plus other | 42/227 (19%) | 30/186 (16%) | 12/41 (29%) | 15/84 (18%) | 27/143 (19%) | ||
Headache only | 8/227 (4%) | 7/186 (4%) | 1/41 (2%) | 1/84 (1%) | 7/143 (5%) | ||
Back pain only | 9/227 (4%) | 5/186 (3%) | 4/41 (10%) | 3/84 (4%) | 6/143 (4%) | ||
Leg pain only | 3/227 (1%) | 3/186 (2%) | 0/41 (0%) | 2/84 (2%) | 1/143 (1%) | ||
Other | 69/227 (30%) | 59/186 (32%) | 10/41 (24%) | 29/84 (35%) | 40/143 (28%) |