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. 2021 Jun 9;11(5):571–581. doi: 10.2217/pmt-2020-0089

Table 1. . Differences between BMI groups.

  BMI <18.5 18.5–24.99 BMI 25–29.99 BMI ≥30 p-value n
Weight 106 (98.8; 118) 136 (122; 153) 171 (155; 190) 215 (190; 243) 0 2509
Height 65.3 (63.7; 69.0) 65.5 (63.0; 68.7) 66.1 (63.0; 70.0) 65.5 (63.9; 69.0) <0.001 2509
Age (continuous) 52.2 (36.8; 69.5) 58.2 (42.2; 72.2) 60.7 (49.7; 71.3) 59.1 (49.4; 68.6) 0.003 2509
Age (categorical)         <0.001 2509
 18–44 25 (36.8%) 249 (28.8%) 152 (18.1%) 120 (16.3%)    
 45–64 23 (33.8%) 283 (32.7%) 362 (43.0%) 364 (49.6%)    
 65+ 20 (29.4%) 334 (38.6%) 327 (38.9%) 250 (34.1%)    
Sex         <0.001 2509
 Female 57 (83.8%) 561 (64.8%) 417 (49.6%) 452 (61.6%)    
 Male 11 (16.2%) 305 (35.2%) 424 (50.4%) 282 (38.4%)    
Payor         <0.001 2373
 Medicare 20 (31.2%) 303 (36.8%) 307 (38.6%) 254 (36.9%)    
 Medicaid 7 (10.9%) 105 (12.7%) 134 (16.8%) 168 (24.4%)    
 Commercial 37 (57.8%) 416 (50.5%) 355 (44.6%) 267 (38.8%)    
Ethnic group           2509
 African American 0 (0.00%) 1 (0.12%) 0 (0.00%) 1 (0.14%)    
 Asian/PA 0 (0.00%) 1 (0.12%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%)    
 Caucasian 0 (0.00%) 1 (0.12%) 1 (0.12%) 0 (0.00%)    
 Declined 26 (38.2%) 334 (38.6%) 329 (39.1%) 220 (30.0%)    
 Hispanic 2 (2.94%) 54 (6.24%) 85 (10.1%) 113 (15.4%)    
 Multiracial 0 (0.00%) 2 (0.23%) 1 (0.12%) 0 (0.00%)    
 Not Hispanic 38 (55.9%) 427 (49.3%) 391 (46.5%) 357 (48.6%)    
 Null 0 (0.00%) 1 (0.12%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%)    
 Unknown 2 (2.94%) 45 (5.20%) 34 (4.04%) 43 (5.86%)    
Pain procedure with 45 days prior         0.884 2509
 No 57 (83.8%) 691 (79.8%) 675 (80.3%) 588 (80.1%)    
 Yes 11 (16.2%) 175 (20.2%) 166 (19.7%) 146 (19.9%)    
Pain procedure with 45 days after         0.804 2509
 No 56 (82.4%) 680 (78.5%) 652 (77.5%) 576 (78.5%)    
 Yes 12 (17.6%) 186 (21.5%) 189 (22.5%) 158 (21.5%)    
Opioid medication within 45 days prior         0.002 2509
 No 25 (36.8%) 431 (49.8%) 410 (48.8%) 306 (41.7%)    
 Yes 43 (63.2%) 435 (50.2%) 431 (51.2%) 428 (58.3%)    
IR opioid medications within 45 days prior       <0.001 2509
 No 26 (38.2%) 463 (53.5%) 435 (51.7%) 321 (43.7%)    
 Yes 42 (61.8%) 403 (46.5%) 406 (48.3%) 413 (56.3%)    
ER opioid medications within 45 days prior       0.064 2509
 No 51 (75.0%) 738 (85.2%) 730 (86.8%) 627 (85.4%)    
 Yes 17 (25.0%) 128 (14.8%) 111 (13.2%) 107 (14.6%)    
Pain severity and interference            
 Worst pain, 24 h 8.00 (6.00; 9.00) 7.00 (5.00; 9.00) 8.00 (6.00; 9.00) 8.00 (6.00; 9.00) <0.001 2425
 Least pain, 24 h 5.00 (3.00; 7.00) 4.00 (2.00; 6.00) 4.00 (2.00; 7.00) 5.00 (2.00; 7.00) <0.001 2415
 Average pain, 24 h 6.00 (4.25; 8.00) 6.00 (4.00; 7.00) 6.00 (4.00; 8.00) 6.00 (5.00; 8.00) <0.001 2371
 Pain now-current 6.50 (4.00; 8.00) 5.00 (3.00; 7.00) 6.00 (3.00; 8.00) 6.00 (4.00; 8.00) <0.001 2370
 General activity 7.00 (5.00; 9.00) 6.00 (4.00; 8.00) 6.00 (4.00; 8.00) 7.00 (5.00; 9.00) <0.001 2345
 Mood 7.00 (4.00; 9.00) 6.00 (2.00; 8.00) 5.00 (3.00; 8.00) 6.00 (3.00; 8.00) 0.003 2330
 Walking 6.00 (3.00; 9.00) 5.00 (2.00; 8.00) 6.00 (3.00; 8.00) 7.00 (4.00; 9.00) <0.001 2339
 Normal work 7.00 (5.00; 9.00) 6.00 (4.00; 8.00) 7.00 (4.00; 9.00) 7.00 (5.00; 9.00) <0.001 2315
 Relations with others 5.00 (1.25; 7.00) 4.00 (0.00; 7.00) 4.00 (0.00; 7.00) 5.00 (0.00; 7.00) 0.035 2294
 Sleep 6.50 (3.00; 8.00) 5.00 (1.00; 8.00) 5.00 (2.00; 8.00) 6.00 (3.00; 9.00) 0.003 2318
 Enjoyment of life 8.00 (5.00; 9.00) 6.00 (3.00; 8.00) 7.00 (4.00; 8.00) 7.00 (5.00; 9.00) <0.001 2297
 Interference total score 6.29 (5.00; 7.71) 5.43 (3.14; 7.43) 5.71 (3.71; 7.43) 6.46 (4.14; 8.00) <0.001 2359
Diagnosis category           2509
 Back pain 14 (20.6%) 238 (27.5%) 268 (31.9%) 218 (29.7%)    
 Extremity pain 12 (17.6%) 102 (11.8%) 102 (12.1%) 105 (14.3%)    
 Head-mouth pain 2 (2.94%) 17 (1.96%) 16 (1.90%) 8 (1.09%)    
 Inflammatory pain 2 (2.94%) 6 (0.69%) 5 (0.59%) 6 (0.82%)    
 Myofascial pain 5 (7.35%) 75 (8.66%) 36 (4.28%) 39 (5.31%)    
 Neuropathic 8 (11.8%) 98 (11.3%) 109 (13.0%) 90 (12.3%)    
 Osteoarthrosis pain 5 (7.35%) 55 (6.35%) 64 (7.61%) 63 (8.58%)    
 Pelvic-abdominal pain 9 (13.2%) 57 (6.58%) 45 (5.35%) 21 (2.86%)    
 Radicular pain 6 (8.82%) 181 (20.9%) 166 (19.7%) 147 (20.0%)    
 Unclear/unknown 5 (7.35%) 37 (4.27%) 30 (3.57%) 27 (5.04%)    
Diagnosis category         0.001 2509
 Musculoskeletal 44 (64.7%) 657 (75.9%) 641 (76.2%) 578 (78.7%)    
 Neuropathic 8 (11.8%) 98 (11.3%) 109 (13.0%) 90 (12.3%)    
 Other 11 (16.2%) 74 (8.55%) 61 (7.25%) 29 (3.95%)    
 Unclear/unknown 5 (7.35%) 37 (4.27%) 30 (3.57%) 37 (5.04%)    

ER: Extended release; IR: Immediate release.