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. 2021 Nov 18;11(11):e048944. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-048944

Table 1.

Prevalence rate ratio of trends in prescribed methadone, buprenorphine/naloxone or either in Ontario, Canada, 2015–2018

Provincial prison population* Whole population Are PRRs different?
PRR 95% CI P value for trend PRR 95% CI P value for trend
Methadone 1.01 0.94 1.09 0.77 0.99 0.99 0.999 0.034 p=0.078
Buprenorphine/naloxone 1.70 1.47 1.96 0.000 1.20 1.19 1.21 0.000 p<0.001
Any OAT 1.12 1.04 1.21 0.003 1.04 1.04 1.04 0.000 p<0.001

*26 provincial prisons in Ontario.

OAT, opioid agonist treatment; PRR, prevalence rate ratio.