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. 2020 Apr 3;13:689–701. doi: 10.2147/JPR.S232409

Table 3.

Distribution of Patient Characteristics Between Patients Who Completed Survey and Patients Who Did Not

Patients Who Completed Survey (n=1085) Patients Who Did Not Complete Survey (n=8996)
Demographics
 Age, Yrs., mean±SD 44.79±11.27 46.74±11.75
 Female, n, % 688, 63.41 5058, 56.22
Pain Diagnosis
 Abdominal pain, n, % 390, 35.94 2880, 32.01
 Arthritis pain, n, % 325, 29.95 2554, 28.39
 Back pain, n, % 376, 34.65 2720, 30.24
 Chronic pain, n, % 285, 26.27 1853, 20.6
 Headache, n, % 298, 27.47 2104, 23.39
 Neuropathic pain, n, % 390, 35.94 2880, 32.01
Psychiatric Diagnosis
 Alcohol use, n, % 40, 3.69 309, 3.43
 Anxiety, n, % 360, 33.18 2588, 28.77
 Depression, n, % 292, 26.91 2030, 22.57
Opioid Use During the 18-Month Period from 7/1/15 to 12/31/16
 N of Opioid Prescribers, mean±SD 3.78±2.18 3.4±2.13
 N of Pharmacies Opioid Fills, mean±SD 2.76±1.41 2.53±1.33
 N of Opioid Dispensings, median, IQR 8.77, 7.69 7.75, 7.29
 Duration of Opioid Use, median, IQR 151.33, 181.47 130.01, 175.76
 Opioid Daily Dose (MME/day), median, IQR 40.84, 37.14 40.03, 34.65
Use of Other Medications with Abuse Potential During the 18-Month Period from 7/1/15 to 12/31/16
 Benzodiazepine, n, % 351, 32.35 2844, 31.61
 Sleep Aid, n, % 169, 15.58 1224, 13.61
 Amphetamines, n, % 84, 7.74 596, 6.63

Abbreviations: N, number; SD, standard deviation; MME, morphine milligram equivalent; IQR, interquartile range.