Table 1.
Individual Characteristics of OTP Patients for the Study Period, 2013–2016
| 2013–2014 Time Period 1, N = 9039 | 2015–2016 Time Period 2, N = 8927 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | N | n/N for Total Time Period | % | N | n/N for Total Time Period | % |
| Time Period | ||||||
| Patients in time period 1 only (2013–2014) | 2743 | 2743/9039 | 30.3% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Patients in time period 2 only (2015–2016) | n/a | n/a | n/a | 2631 | 2631/8927 | 29.5% |
| Patients in both time periods | 6296 | 6296/9039 | 69.7% | 6296 | 6296/8927 | 70.5% |
| Total patients contributing to time period | 9039 | 9039/9039 | 100.0% | 8927 | 8927/8927 | 100.0% |
| Sex | ||||||
| Female | 2449 | 2449/9039 | 27.1% | 2451 | 2451/9039 | 27.1% |
| Male | 6590 | 6590/9039 | 72.9% | 6476 | 6476/9039 | 71.6% |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||||
| Black, non-Hispanic | 1988 | 1988/9039 | 22.0% | 1927 | 1927/8927 | 14.8% |
| Hispanic | 4012 | 4012/9039 | 44.4% | 3892 | 3892/8927 | 43.6% |
| White, non-Hispanic | 2419 | 2419/9039 | 26.8% | 2537 | 2537/8927 | 28.4% |
| Other race/ethnicity | 9014 | 581/9039 | 6.4% | 571 | 571/8927 | 6.2% |
| Age (in years)a | ||||||
| 18–24 | 280 | 280/9039 | 3.1% | 432 | 432/8927 | 4.8% |
| 25–34 | 1254 | 1254/9039 | 13.9% | 1457 | 1457/8927 | 16.3% |
| 35–44 | 1768 | 1768/9039 | 19.6% | 1866 | 1866/8927 | 20.9% |
| 45–54 | 3030 | 3030/9039 | 33.5% | 2904 | 2904/8927 | 32.5% |
| 55–64 | 2264 | 2264/9039 | 25.0% | 1956 | 1956/8927 | 21.9% |
| 65+ | 416 | 416/9039 | 4.6% | 301 | 301/8927 | 3.4% |
| Borough of Residence | ||||||
| Bronx | 1918 | 1918/9039 | 21.2% | 1876 | 1876/8927 | 21.0% |
| Manhattan | 3695 | 3695/9039 | 40.9% | 3471 | 3471/8927 | 38.9% |
| Queens | 778 | 778/9039 | 8.6% | 847 | 847/8927 | 9.5% |
| Brooklyn | 2180 | 2180/9039 | 24.1% | 2202 | 2202/8927 | 24.7% |
| Staten Island | 156 | 156/9039 | 1.7% | 171 | 171/8927 | 1.9% |
| Insurance Payor | ||||||
| Medicaid | 4668 | 4668/9039 | 51.6% | 4790 | 4790/8927 | 53.7% |
| Medicare | 16 | 16/9039 | 0.2% | 17 | 17/8927 | 0.2% |
| Self-payb | 923 | 923/9039 | 10.2% | 681 | 681/8927 | 7.6% |
| Other | 3448 | 3448/9039 | 38.1% | 3439 | 3439/8927 | 38.5% |
| Employment Status | ||||||
| Employed total | 1632 | 1632/8988 | 18.1% | 1627 | 1627/8927 | 18.2% |
| Unemployed total | 2766 | 2766/8988 | 30.6% | 2769 | 2769/8927 | 31.0% |
| Disabled | 4590 | 4590/8988 | 50.8% | 4484 | 4484/8927 | 50.2% |
| Methadone Dose | ||||||
| Mean, SD, range | 87.3 | 44.5 (SD) | (0–355) | 88.5 | 34.8 (SD) | (1–355) |
| ≥60 mg | 7249 | 7249/9039 | 80.2% | 7278 | 7278/8927 | 81.5% |
| <60 mg | 1790 | 1790/9039 | 19.8% | 1649 | 1649/8927 | 18.5% |
Abbreviations: HCV, hepatitis C virus infection; MG, milligrams; n/a, not applicable; OTP, opioid treatment program; SD, standard deviation.
aAge was calculated at start of the study period: January 1, 2013. The OTP enrolls individuals who are 18 years of age or older.
bMost “self-pay” patients are those who have health insurance that included time or visit limited drug treatment benefits that have been exhausted and who are therefore required to now be self-pay (sliding scale).