Table 1.
Prevalence of Opioid Use Disorder and Receipt of Medications by Vulnerable Groups and Other Patient Characteristics in the United States Veterans Health Administration in Fiscal Year 2017
| Prevalence of Opioid Use Disordera | p | Prevalence of Receipt of Medicationsb | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | |||
| Overall | 53,568 (2%) | 22,124 (41%) | ||
| Gender | < .001 | 0.702 | ||
| Women | 3,814 (1%) | 1,564 (41%) | ||
| Men | 49,754 (2%) | 20,560 (41%) | ||
| Age | < .001 | < .0001 | ||
| <35 | 10,569 (3%) | 5,585 (53%) | ||
| 35–44 | 7,436 (2%) | 3,789 (51%) | ||
| 45–54 | 7,980 (2%) | 3,215 (40%) | ||
| 55+ | 27,583 (1%) | 9,535 (35%) | ||
| Race/Ethnicity | < .001 | < .0001 | ||
| American Indian/Alaskan Native | 533 (2%) | 194 (36%) | ||
| Asian | 528 (1%) | 204 (39%) | ||
| Black | 10,568 (2%) | 4,150 (39%) | ||
| Hispanic | 2,964 (1%) | 1,224 (41%) | ||
| White | 36,864 (2%) | 15,552 (42%) | ||
| Residence | < .001 | < .0001 | ||
| Rural | 15,466 (2%) | 5,649 (37%) | ||
| Urban | 37,124 (4%) | 16,141 (43%) | ||
| Homelessness | < .001 | < .0001 | ||
| Homeless | 22,982 (10%) | 10,083 (35%) | ||
| Housed | 30,586 (2%) | 12,041 (49%) | ||
| Justice status | < .001 | < .0001 | ||
| Justice-involved | 7,672 (10%) | 3,508 (46%) | ||
| Not justice-involved | 45,896 (2%) | 18,616 (41%) |
a
Prevalence of opioid use disorder was calculated as the number of patients diagnosed with opioid use disorder divided by the total number of patients, separately by each characteristic.
b
Prevalence of receipt was calculated as the number of patients who received medications for opioid use disorder divided by the number of patients diagnosed with opioid use disorder, separately for each characteristic.