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. 2022 Oct 25;17(10):e0274094. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0274094

Table 2. Risk of severe COVID outcomes among people on MOUD in Arizona during COVID by selected covariates, 2021 (N = 131).

Total# (% total sample), N = 131 High Risk for COVID Severe Outcomes per CDC (n = 53)
#(% subsample)
Methadone only patient 96 (73.3%) 42 (43.8%)
Buprenorphine only patient 33 (25.2%) 9 (27.3%)
Both Methadone and Buprenorphine 2 (1.5%) 2 (100%)
Urban 94 (71.8%) 40 (42.6%)
Rural 22 (16.7%) 9 (40.9%)
Urban/Rural mix 15 (11.5%) 4 (26.7%)
Unhoused at some point during COVID 20 (15.3%) 9 (45.0%)
Time on Buprenorphine (Months) Mean = 35.5 Mean = 33.0 months
Time on Methadone (Months) Mean = 38.6 Mean = 49.2 months*
Age (years) Mean age = 40 Mean = 40.4 yrs*
BIPOC 42 (32.1%) 15(35.7%)
Had to go to the clinic daily to get medication (all MOUD) 68 (51.9%) 26 (38.2%)
Had to go to the clinic daily (Methadone only) 52 (39.7%) 20 (47.6%)

*Independent samples t-test yielded mean differences at the p ≤ .05 level.