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. 2021 Oct 30;132:108648. doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2021.108648

Table 1.

Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics by racial/ethnic status.

Continuous variables Total sample (n = 133)
Non-Hispanic White (n = 107)
Racial/ethnic minorities (n = 26)
p-Value
M SD M SD M SD
Age 36.0 9.8 36.0 10.2 36.2 7.8 .93
Past 30-day prescription opioid use days 10.4 12.7 11.0 12.9 7.9 11.7 .24
Past 30-day heroin use days 14.5 12.8 15.0 12.8 12.8 13.1 .44
Count of opioid problems 6.4 4.4 6.4 4.4 6.3 4.5 .91



Categorial variables Total sample (n = 133)
Non-Hispanic White (n = 107)
Racial/ethnic minorities (n = 26)
p-Value
n % n % n %
Biological sex
 Male 53 39.8 41 38.3 12 46.2 .46
 Female 80 60.2 66 61.7 14 53.8
Educational attainment
 Less than high school 24 18.0 16 15.0 8 30.8 .14
 High school or equivalent 62 46.6 53 49.5 9 34.6
 Some college or more 47 35.3 38 35.5 9 34.6
Increased difficulty accessing...
 Naloxone 9 6.8 4 3.7 5 19.2 .005
 Sterile syringes 11 8.3 5 4.7 6 23.1 .002
 Recovery support services 36 27.1 28 26.2 8 30.8 .64