Table 1. Sample descriptive statistics.
| N | % | Mean | SD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients (n = 526,914) | ||||
| Female | 309,115 | 58.67 | ||
| Age (years) | 55.98 | 17.17 | ||
| Insurance type | ||||
| HMO | 89,173 | 16.92 | ||
| POS | 226,903 | 43.06 | ||
| Other | 210,838 | 40.01 | ||
| State | ||||
| Georgia | 165,982 | 31.50 | ||
| Kentucky | 16,333 | 3.10 | ||
| North Carolina | 143,668 | 27.27 | ||
| Ohio | 99,646 | 18.91 | ||
| Tennessee | 54,388 | 10.32 | ||
| Virginia | 43,950 | 8.34 | ||
| West Virginia | 2,947 | 0.56 | ||
| Obs (n = 2,107,656) | ||||
| Cancer diagnosis | 290,877 | 13.80 | ||
| Number of prescribers | ||||
| Degree | 29.25 | 51.79 | ||
| PageRank %ile | 50.01 | 28.34 | ||
| # opioid prescribers | 0.59 | 0.75 | ||
| # opioid prescriptions | 1.26 | 2.22 | ||
| Opioid use disorder | 24,475 | 1.16 | ||
| Max daily MME>90 | 169,976 | 8.06 | ||
| Any overdose | 3,360 | 0.16 | ||