Table 1.
The age-sex standardized prevalence of opium abuse (occasional and dependent use), community-based study (KERCARD-2nd Phase N=9996), Kerman, Iran, 2014-2018
| Variables | Subgroups | Standardized prevalence* (95% CI) of opium abuse | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occasional | Dependent | Total | P | ||
| Overall | - | 3.4 (3.1-3.8) | 4.7 (4.3-5.0) | 8.1 (7.6-8.6) | - |
| Sex | Male | 6.3 (5.6-7.0) | 9.0 (8.2-9.8) | 15.3 (14.3-16.4) | <0.0001 |
| Female | 1.6 (0.0-0.04) | 1.8 (1.5-2.1) | 3.4 (3.0-3.9) | ||
| Age groups | 15-24 | 0.2 (0.0-0.04) | 0.3 (0.0-0.6) | 0.6 (0.2-0.9) | <0.0001 |
| 25-34 | 2.2 (1.7-2.7) | 2.1 (1.6-2.6) | 4.3 (3.6-5.1) | ||
| 35-44 | 4.0 (3.3-4.6) | 4.1 (3.4-4.8) | 8.1 (7.2-9.0) | ||
| 45-54 | 6.7 (5.9-7.5) | 9.2 (8.3-10.2) | 16.0 (14.8-17.1) | ||
| 55-64 | 8.3 (7.4-9.2) | 14.4 (13.3-15.5) | 22.8 (21.5-24.1) | ||
| 65-74 | 7.9 (6.7-9.1) | 11.7 (10.2-13.1) | 19.6 (17.9-21.4) | ||
| ≥75 | 6.1 (4.3-7.8) | 14.4 (11.8-17.1) | 20.6 (17.6-23.5) | ||