Table 1.
Demographics, Hospitalization, and Substance Use Characteristics
| Total sample | |
|---|---|
| Characteristic | n = 13,426 |
| Age (year), mean (SD) | 47.1 (16.1) |
| Length of stay, median (IQR) | 2.0 (4.0) |
| Race, n (%) | |
| White | 9367 (70) |
| Black | 2352 (17) |
| Hispanic | 1246 (9) |
| Asian | 399 (3) |
| Other | 62 (1) |
| Discharge year, n (%) | |
| 2017 | 3140 (23) |
| 2018 | 3141 (23) |
| 2019 | 3598 (27) |
| 2020 | 3547 (27) |
| Same-day discharge | 1881 (14) |
| Alcohol/drug use pattern,a n (%) | |
| Alcohol use | 4459 (33) |
| Opioids use | 5404 (40) |
| Cocaine use | 1597 (12) |
| Methamphetamine use | 583 (4) |
| Polysubstance use | 6507 (48) |
| Prescribed med for opioid use or alcohol use | 2326 (17) |
| Answered Yes to “Do you use illicit drugs” question on nursing intake | 6422 (48) |
| Outcome variable: was HIV testing ordered during the hospitalization? | |
| HIV test order | 1369 (10) |
| HIV test order on same day discharge | 56 (3) |
| HIV test result if ordered (n = 1369) | 1328 (97) |
a
Please see Methods section for definition of drug use disorders.
IQR, interquartile range; SD, standard deviation.