TABLE 1.
Variable | Substance use disorder (N=7,733) |
No substance use disorder (N=12,066) |
P-valuea |
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Gender (%) | |||
Male | 49.8% | 33.3% | <0.001 |
Race/ethnicity (%) | |||
White, non-Hispanic | 32.3% | 31.5% | 0.234 |
Black, non-Hispanic | 41.1% | 38.0% | <0.001 |
Hispanic | 13.4% | 12.2% | 0.013 |
Residence (%) | |||
NYC | 60.0% | 66.6% | <0.001 |
Comorbidities (%) | |||
Asthma | 37.1% | 31.1% | <0.001 |
Coronary Artery Disease | 58.5% | 52.0% | <0.001 |
Bipolar | 18.7% | 6.3% | <0.001 |
Schizophrenia | 19.7% | 8.5% | <0.001 |
HIV | 37.2% | 33.6% | <0.001 |
Age, mean (SD) | 50.0 (9.9) | 52.0 (10.5) | <0.001 |
Service utilization, mean (SD)b | |||
ED visits | 3.5 (7.5) | 1.7 (3.5) | <0.001 |
Hospital visits | 1.5 (3.3) | 0.5 (1.5) | <0.001 |
Outpatient visitsc | 38.4 (59.7) | 19.3 (17.2) | <0.001 |
SUD outpatient visits | 3.7 (15.3) | 0.0 (0.0) | <0.001 |
Methadone visits | 25.3 (71.5) | 0.0 (0.0) | <0.001 |
Diabetes outpatient visits | 3.8 (12.6) | 3.8 (6.4) | 0.731 |
Service utilization, any (%)b | |||
ED visits | 71.0% | 55.8% | <0.001 |
Hospital visits | 47.0% | 26.8% | <0.001 |
Outpatient visitsc | 97.7% | 98.2% | 0.011 |
SUD outpatient visits | 25.2% | 0.0% | <0.001 |
Methadone visits | 14.0% | 0.0% | <0.001 |
Diabetes outpatient visits | 55.4% | 64.5% | <0.001 |
Diabetes care (%)b | |||
Eye exam | 34.4% | 42.3% | <0.001 |
HbA1c test | 72.9% | 80.3% | <0.001 |
Medical attention for nephropathy | 78.8% | 77.2% | 0.007 |
All | 25.2% | 32.7% | <0.001 |
Medicaid spending, USDb | |||
Mean (SD) | 50,122.0 (56,514.0) | 35,333.6 (40,825.8) | <0.001 |
Median | 33,084.1 | 22,407.6 |
For categorical variables: Pearson chi-square test with 1 degree of freedom; for continuous variables: independent two-sample t-test
In the past 12 months
Any outpatient visit, inclusive of SUD, methadone, and diabetes-related outpatient visits but exclusive of ED visits
HH=Health Homes; NYC=New York City; SUD=substance use disorder; HIV=human immunodeficiency virus; ED=emergency department