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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Drug Alcohol Depend. 2020 Aug 9;216:108229. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108229

Table 3.

Logistic regression for the relationship between mental health disorders and prescribed opioid use.

Prescribed Opioid Use
Variable Mood
Disorders
Only
OR
(95 % CI)
Mood
Disorders
Only
AOR
(95 % CI)a
Anxiety
Disorders
Only
OR (95 %
CI)
Anxiety
Disorders
Only
AOR
(95 % CI)b
Concurrent Mood
and Anxiety
Disorders
OR
(95 % CI)
Concurrent Mood
and Anxiety
Disorders
AOR
(95 % CI)c
Mental Health Disorder
 No Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference
 Yes 2.30 (1.28, 4.11)** 1.68 (0.96, 2.95) 1.90 (1.00, 3.63) 1.60 (0.82, 3.10) 3.32 (1.93, 5.70)** 2.39 (1.39, 4.12)**
Sex
 Male Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference
 Female 1.04 (0.77, 1.41) 0.98 (0.72, 1.34) 1.12 (0.82, 1.52) 1.07 (0.78, 1.47) 1.16 (0.86, 1.57) 1.05 (0.77, 1.44)
Age
 12-19 Years Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference
 20-29 Years 1.69 (0.83, 3.44) 1.48 (0.72, 3.06) 2.29 (1.10, 4.77)* 2.00 (0.96, 4.17) 1.71 (0.81, 3.62) 1.59 (0.79, 3.21)
 30-39 Years 3.02 (1.51, 6.05) ** 2.62 (1.30, 5.30) ** 3.20 (1.56, 6.56) ** 2.71 (1.29, 5.69) ** 2.34 (1.11, 4.95) * 2.24 (1.09, 4.58) *
 40-49 Years 2.15 (1.03, 4.46) * 1.97 (0.92, 4.21) 2.86 (1.38, 5.95) ** 2.47 (1.16, 5.28) * 2.15 (1.01, 4.61) * 2.08 (0.99, 4.37)
 50-59 Years 3.66 (1.92, 6.96) ** 2.62 (1.35, 5.05) ** 4.26 (2.19, 8.28) ** 3.04 (1.54, 6.03) ** 3.51 (1.76, 7.02) ** 2.66 (1.38, 5.12) **
 60-69 Years 3.30 (1.75, 6.21) ** 2.15 (1.12, 4.11) * 4.04 (2.09, 7.81) ** 2.69 (1.37, 5.29) ** 3.06 (1.54, 6.06) ** 2.12 (1.11, 4.05) *
 70-79 Years 3.24 (1.62, 6.49) ** 1.89 (0.92, 3.87) 3.63 (1.76, 7.48) ** 2.19 (1.04, 4.61) * 2.81 (1.33, 5.96) ** 1.79 (0.87, 3.67)
 80+ Years 2.09 (0.84, 5.24) 1.19 (0.46, 3.11) 2.53 (1.00, 6.41) 1.47 (0.56, 3.87) 2.03 (0.78, 5.26) 1.27 (0.49, 3.29)
Income (Household)
 $80,000 + Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference
 $60,000 To $79,999 1.17 (0.77, 1.78) 1.05 (0.68, 1.63) 1.06 (0.69, 1.62) 0.93 (0.59, 1.46) 1.09 (0.71, 1.67) 0.96 (0.61, 1.50)
 $40,000 To $59,999 1.21 (0.76, 1.92) 1.09 (0.68, 1.75) 1.12 (0.71, 1.76) 1.00 (0.62, 1.60) 1.17 (0.75, 1.83) 1.05 (0.66, 1.69)
 $20,000 To $39,999 1.16 (0.74, 1.81) 1.12 (0.68, 1.85) 1.08 (0.68, 1.72) 1.01 (0.60, 1.71) 1.22 (0.79, 1.88) 1.15 (0.70, 1.90)
 < $20,000 2.10 (1.18, 3.74) * 1.83 (0.93, 3.60) 1.82 (1.00, 3.32) 1.63 (0.81, 3.28) 1.98 (1.09, 3.59) * 1.74 (0.87, 3.46)
Race/Ethnicity
 Non-White Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference
 White 5.01 (2.69, 9.34) ** 4.45 (2.33, 8.51) ** 4.85 (2.64, 8.90) ** 4.39 (2.33, 8.26) ** 5.14 (2.76, 9.58) ** 4.77 (2.49, 9.13) **
Chronic Pain Condition
 No Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference
 Yes 2.60 (1.90, 3.55) ** 2.32 (1.69, 3.16) ** 2.58 (1.88, 3.53) ** 2.34 (1.71, 3.19) ** 2.74 (2.00, 3.75) ** 2.41 (1.77, 3.29) **

Abbreviations: OR, Odds Ratio; AOR, Adjusted Odds Ratio.

*

p-value ≤ 0.05.

**

p-value ≤ 0.01.

a

Adjusted odds ratio for the relationship between mood disorders and prescribed opioid use (n = 2,581).

b

Adjusted odds ratio for the relationship between anxiety disorders and prescribed opioid use (n = 2,582).

c

Adjusted odds ratio for the relationship between concurrent mood and anxiety disorders and prescribed opioid use (n = 2,548).