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Table 1.

Left: Comparison of the rate of opioid dependence amongst Opioid Risk Tool categories. Data is presented as “Average (Standard Deviation)” within each cell; Right: Spearman’s correlation testing of numeric Opioid Risk Tool score and rate of dependence 2 years following surgery

FULL COHORT Low Risk
(N=119)
Moderate Risk
(N=9)
High Risk
(N=9)
P Value Spearman’s Rho Relationship
Dependence: 0.222 0.072 No Relationship
No 96 (80.7%) 9 (100%) 6 (66.7%)
Yes 23 (19.3%) 0 (0.00%) 3 (33.3%)
PRIOR OPIOID USE COHORT Low Risk
(N=30)
Moderate Risk
(N=2)
High Risk
(N=5)
P Value Spearman’s Rho Relationship
Dependence: 0.680 -0.079 No Relationship
No 16 (53.3%) 2 (100%) 3 (60.0%)
Yes 14 (46.7%) 0 (0.00%) 2 (40.0%)
NO PRIOR OPIOID USE COHORT Low Risk
(N=89)
Moderate Risk
(N=7)
High Risk
(N=4)
P Value Spearman’s Rho Relationship
Dependence: 0.449 0.062 No Relationship
No 80 (89.9%) 7 (100%) 3 (75.0%)
Yes 9 (10.1%) 0 (0.00%) 1 (25.0%)