Table 2.
Univariate and multivariate analyses for trends in the proportion of opioid use disorder-related emergency department visits
| Ref | Crude PR | 95% CI | P value | Adjusted PR | 95% CI | P value | |
| Gender | |||||||
| Female | Ref | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Male | 1.59 | (1.54 to 1.65) | <0.001 | 1.4 | (1.36 to 1.44) | <0.001 | |
| Unidentified | 0.89 | (0.64 to 1.25) | 0.524 | 0.7 | (0.50 to 0.97) | 0.032 | |
| Age (years) (reference) | |||||||
| 0–9 | 5 | 0.17 | (0.16 to 0.18) | <0.001 | 0.17 | (0.17 to 0.18) | <0.001 |
| 10–19 | 15 | 0.71 | (0.70 to 0.72) | <0.001 | 0.72 | (0.71 to 0.72) | <0.001 |
| 20–29 | 25 | 1.24 | (1.23 to 1.25) | <0.001 | 1.23 | (1.22 to 1.24) | <0.001 |
| 30–39 | 35 | 1.48 | (1.45 to 1.50) | <0.001 | 1.45 | (1.42 to 1.47) | <0.001 |
| 40–49 | 45 | 1.39 | (1.36 to 1.43) | <0.001 | 1.35 | (1.33 to 1.38) | <0.001 |
| 50–59 | 55 | 1.12 | (1.09 to 1.16) | <0.001 | 1.08 | (1.06 to 1.11) | <0.001 |
| 60–69 | 65 | 0.8 | (0.78 to 0.83) | <0.001 | 0.75 | (0.75 to 0.80) | <0.001 |
| 70+ | 90 | 0.24 | (0.23 to 0.26) | <0.001 | 0.23 | (0.22 to 0.24) | <0.001 |
| Year (quantitative) | 0.981 | (0.974 to 0.987) | <0.001 | 0.979 | (0.973 to 0.985) | <0.001 | |
| ICD10 code | |||||||
| [F11] Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of opioids | 9.52 | (9.17 to 9.89) | <0.001 | 8.96 | (8.64 to 9.28) | <0.001 | |
| [T40] Poisoning by narcotics and psychodysleptics | 0.09 | (0.07 to 0.10) | <0.001 | 0.08 | (0.07 to 0.10) | <0.001 | |
| [T400] Opium | 0.08 | (0.07 to 0.09) | <0.001 | 0.08 | (0.07 to 0.09) | <0.001 | |
| [T401] Heroin | 0.14 | (0.13 to 0.15) | <0.001 | 0.13 | (0.13 to 0.14) | <0.001 | |
| [T402] Other opioids | Ref | 1 | 1 | ||||
| [T403] Methadone | 0.1 | (0.10 to 0.11) | <0.001 | 0.1 | (0.10 to 0.11) | <0.001 | |
| [T404] Other narcotics | 0.14 | (0.13 to 0.16) | <0.001 | 0.14 | (0.13 to 0.16) | <0.001 | |
| [T406] Unspecified narcotics | 1.65 | (1.57 to 1.73) | <0.001 | 1.66 | (1.58 to 1.73) | <0.001 | |
ICD10, International Classification of Diseases, version 10; PR, proportion ratios.