TABLE 6.
Odds ratio (OR) of strong opioids use by sex, age, composite socioeconomic index (quartiles), and cancer diagnosis adjusted for age in Catalonia, 2019.
| Cancer | No cancer | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Men | Women | |||||||||
| OR | 95% CI | p-value | OR | 95% CI | p-value | OR | 95% CI | p-value | OR | 95% CI | p-value | |
| 0–14 years old a | nc | nc | Nc | nc | nc | nc | nc | nc | nc | nc | nc | nc |
| 15–44 years old | ||||||||||||
| Q1 (least deprived) | 1.00 | — | — | 1.00 | — | — | 1.00 | — | — | 1.00 | — | — |
| Q2 | 9.41 | (4.63–19.12) | <0.001 b | 1.15 | (0.71–1.86) | 0.5820 | 1.92 | (1.48–2.50) | <0.001 b | 1.18 | (0.95–1.47) | 0.1298 |
| Q3 | 8.33 | (4.06–17.09) | <0.001 b | 1.33 | (0.82–2.15) | 0.2432 | 1.94 | (1.49–2.53) | <0.001 b | 1.54 | (1.25–1.90) | <0.001 b |
| Q4 (most deprived) | 3.43 | (1.59–7.43) | 0.0018 b | 1.76 | (1.13–2.73) | 0.0126 b | 2.27 | (1.76–2.92) | <0.001 b | 1.46 | (1.18–1.80) | 0.0004 b |
| 45–64 years old | ||||||||||||
| Q1 (least deprived) | 1.00 | — | — | 1.00 | — | — | 1.00 | — | — | 1.00 | — | — |
| Q2 | 1.05 | (0.88–1.26) | 0.5633 | 1.01 | (0.84–1.22) | 0.8849 | 1.42 | (1.26–1.60) | <0.001 b | 1.57 | (1.43–1.72) | <0.001 b |
| Q3 | 1.07 | (0.89–1.28) | 0.4853 | 1.02 | (0.84–1.24) | 0.8102 | 1.66 | (1.48–1.87) | <0.001 b | 1.96 | (1.79–2.15) | <0.001 b |
| Q4 (most deprived) | 1,29 | (1.08–1.53) | 0.0043 b | 1.46 | (1.22–1.74) | <0.001 a | 1.75 | (1.56–1.96) | <0.001 b | 2.24 | (2.05–2.45) | <0.001 b |
| 65–74 years old | ||||||||||||
| Q1 (least deprived) | 1.00 | — | — | 1.00 | — | — | 1.00 | — | — | 1.00 | — | — |
| Q2 | 1.17 | (0.94–1.46) | 0,1601 | 1.17 | (0.92–1.49) | 0.1958 | 1.54 | (1.32–1.80) | <0.001 b | 1.63 | (1.49–1.78) | <0.001 b |
| Q3 | 1.65 | (1.34–2.03) | <0.001 b | 1.44 | (1.14–1.83) | 0.0021 b | 1.65 | (1.41–1.93) | <0.001 b | 1.71 | (1.57–1.88) | <0.001 b |
| Q4 (most deprived) | 1.40 | (1.13–1.74) | 0.0021 b | 1.43 | (1.13–1.81) | 0.0025 b | 1.65 | (1.41–1.93) | <0.001 b | 1.93 | (1.76–2.11) | <0.001 b |
| ≥75 years old | ||||||||||||
| Q1 (least deprived) | 1.00 | — | — | 1.00 | — | — | 1.00 | — | — | 1.00 | — | — |
| Q2 | 1.03 | (0.82–1.29) | 0.8156 | 0.94 | (0.78–1.14) | 0.5306 | 1.23 | (1.10–1.38) | 0.0003 b | 1.27 | (1.21–1.33) | <0.001 b |
| Q3 | 1.25 | (1.00–1.56) | 0.0545 | 0.93 | (0.76–1.14) | 0.4753 | 1.28 | (1.14–1.44) | <0.001 b | 1.29 | (1.23–1.36) | <0.001 b |
| Q4 (most deprived) | 1.38 | (1.11–1.72) | 0.0033 b | 1.01 | (0.83–1.22) | 0.9347 | 1.32 | (1.18–1.48) | <0.001 b | 1.35 | (1.28–1.41) | <0.001 b |
a
The results for the 0–14 age group are not conclusive, due to the low use in this group.
b
Statistical significance at ≤0.05%.