Table 2. Patient-Level Measures in Ohio Medicaid Population.
| Measure | Prepolicy, No. (%) (n = 183) | Postpolicy, No. (%) (n = 3847) | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naloxone orders per person, mean (SD) | 0.05 (0.22) | 1.16 (0.61) | <.001 |
| Age, mean (SD) | 35 (12.49) | 35 (10.96) | .99 |
| Age range, y | .19 | ||
| 18-20 | 12 (6.55) | 146 (3.80) | |
| 21-30 | 67 (36.61) | 1359 (35.33) | |
| 31-40 | 57 (31.15) | 1272 (33.06) | |
| 41-50 | 25 (13.66) | 623 (16.19) | |
| 51-64 | 18 (9.84) | 412 (10.71) | |
| ≥65 | 4 (2.19) | 35 (0.91) | |
| Sex | .13 | ||
| Male | 67 (36.61) | 1628 (42.32) | |
| Female | 116 (63.39) | 2219 (57.68) | |
| Race | .74 | ||
| White | 149 (81.42) | 3047 (79.20) | |
| Black | 11 (6.01) | 278 (7.23) | |
| Other | 23 (12.57) | 522 (13.57) | |
| Geography | .08 | ||
| Metropolitan | 158 (86.34) | 3121 (81.13) | |
| Nonmetropolitan | 25 (13.66) | 726 (18.87) | |
| Low-employment countya | .001 | ||
| Yes | 7 (3.83) | 441 (11.46) | |
| No | 176 (96.17) | 3406 (88.54) | |
| High-poverty countya | .003 | ||
| Yes | 11 (6.01) | 522 (13.57) | |
| No | 172 (93.99) | 3325 (86.43) |
a
Includes patients who are living in a county classified as low employment or high poverty by the Area Health Resource File and does not indicate that patients are unemployed or belong to a lower socioeconomic class.