Table 1. Baseline Demographic Characteristics of Patients Aged 35 to 64 Years in the athenahealth Network, 2015-2017a.
| Variable | No. (%) | Patients with prescription opioids, unadjusted % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total sample (N = 565 930) | Patients with prescription opioids (n = 93 954) | ||
| Sex | |||
| Men | 236 847 (41.9) | 38 451 (40.9) | 16.2 |
| Women | 329 083 (58.1) | 55 503 (59.1) | 16.9 |
| Age, y | |||
| 35-39 | 55 254 (9.8) | 7541 (8.0) | 13.6 |
| 40-44 | 69 839 (12.3) | 9915 (10.6) | 14.2 |
| 45-49 | 89 088 (15.7) | 13 870 (14.8) | 15.6 |
| 50-54 | 110 296 (19.5) | 19 032 (20.3) | 17.3 |
| 55-59 | 121 958 (21.6) | 22 177 (23.6) | 18.2 |
| 60-64 | 119 495 (21.1) | 21 419 (22.8) | 17.9 |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| Non-Hispanic | |||
| White | 455 923 (80.6) | 75 861 (80.7) | 16.6 |
| Black | 49 419 (8.7) | 9970 (10.6) | 20.2 |
| Non-Hispanic other | 20 357 (3.6) | 1798 (1.9) | 8.8 |
| Hispanic | 40 231 (7.1) | 6325 (6.7) | 15.7 |
| Urban/rural | |||
| Metropolitan | 462 338 (81.7) | 69 682 (74.2) | 15.1 |
| Metro-adjacent | 71 880 (12.7) | 17 428 (18.5) | 24.2 |
| Rural | 31 712 (5.6) | 6844 (7.3) | 21.6 |
| Census region | |||
| Northeast | 190 992 (33.7) | 18 511 (19.7) | 9.7 |
| Midwest | 72 612 (12.8) | 13 279 (14.1) | 18.3 |
| South | 255 799 (45.2) | 53 283 (56.7) | 20.8 |
| West | 46 527 (8.2) | 8881 (9.5) | 19.1 |
| Health insurance | |||
| Commercial | 437 848 (77.4) | 55 710 (59.3) | 12.7 |
| Medicaid | 46 409 (8.2) | 12 613 (13.4) | 27.2 |
| Medicare | 57 886 (10.2) | 20 044 (21.3) | 34.6 |
| Other | 23 787 (4.2) | 5587 (5.9) | 23.5 |
| BMIb | |||
| Underweight | 10 486 (1.9) | 1720 (1.8) | 16.4 |
| Normal weight | 104 678 (18.5) | 13 608 (14.5) | 13.0 |
| Overweight | 177 631 (31.4) | 25 580 (27.2) | 14.4 |
| Obese | |||
| I | 139 499 (24.6) | 24 216 (25.8) | 17.4 |
| II | 74 002 (13.1) | 14 514 (15.4) | 19.6 |
| III | 49 464 (8.7) | 11 318 (12.0) | 22.9 |
| IV | 10 170 (1.8) | 2998 (3.2) | 29.5 |
Abbreviation: BMI, body mass index (calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared).
a
Baseline characteristics recorded at patient's first primary care visit during 2016.
b
Underweight: BMI, 18.5 to 19.9; normal weight: 20.0 to 24.9; overweight: 25.0 to 29.9; obese I: 30.0 to 34.9; obese II: 35.0 to 39.9; obese III: 40.0 to 49.9; and obese IV: 50.0 to 80.0.