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. 2019 Sep 17;7(3):E582–E589. doi: 10.9778/cmajo.20190052

Table 3:

Proportion of Ontario long-term care residents receiving any opioids at the start and end of the study period, stratified by resident characteristics

Characteristic % of residents Unadjusted results Adjusted results*



2009/10 2016/17 % change p value p value (interaction) % change p value p value (interaction)
Age, yr 0.02 0.004

 ≤ 85 16.6 20.2 22.4 < 0.001 26.9 < 0.001

 > 85 15.1 19.1 26.2 < 0.001 33.1 < 0.001

Sex 0.9 0.9

 Female 17.2 21.3 24.2 < 0.001 29.9 < 0.001

 Male 12.2 15.4 25.8 < 0.001 29.6 < 0.001

Dementia < 0.001 < 0.001

 No 21.3 26.0 21.8 < 0.001 21.6 < 0.001

 Yes 11.8 16.3 38.5 < 0.001 38.6 < 0.001

Frail resident < 0.001 < 0.001

 No 15.0 16.7 11.5 < 0.001 18.8 < 0.001

 Yes 16.6 21.7 30.6 < 0.001 37.6 < 0.001

Liver disease or renal failure 0.9 0.9

 No 15.6 19.2 23.4 < 0.001 30.2 < 0.001

 Yes 18.6 22.6 21.5 < 0.001 27.7 < 0.001

Pain frequency < 0.001 < 0.001

 No pain 6.9 12.4 80.0 < 0.001 86.3 < 0.001

 Any pain 28.1 35.3 25.6 < 0.001 31.4 < 0.001

Long-term care assessment type < 0.001 < 0.001

 Entry 16.6 15.4 −7.3 0.001 −3.9 0.09

 Ongoing 15.6 21.3 36.8 < 0.001 41.5 < 0.001
*

Adjusted for age, sex, frailty, dementia diagnosis, diagnosis of liver disease or renal failure, and long-term care assessment type but excluding the stratifying variable.