Table 2.
Relative ratios of the naloxone kit distribution rate by the race/ethnicity of the recipient among Massachusetts residents using a GEE model with a negative binomial distribution, 2016–2019
| Unadjusted Models RR (95% CI) |
Adjusted Model RR (95% CI) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Race/Ethnicity of Naloxone Recipient | ||
| African American/Black (non-Hispanic) | 0.75 (0.57, 0.99)* | 0.87 (0.65, 1.17) |
| Hispanic | 0.71 (0.54, 0.92)* | 0.78 (0.61, 0.99)* |
| Othera (non-Hispanic) | 0.45 (0.33, 0.59)** | 0.55 (0.40, 0.77)** |
| White (non-Hispanic) | ref | ref |
| Opioid Related Overdose Death Rate (per 100,000) | ||
| 0 | ref | ref |
| 0.01–9.99 | 0.96 (0.45, 2.03) | 1.01 (0.48, 2.13) |
| 10.00–19.99 | 1.58 (0.78, 3.21) | 1.62 (0.80, 3.29) |
| 20.00–29.99 | 0.94 (0.64, 1.39) | 1.02 (0.75, 1.40) |
| 30.00+ | 2.47 (1.60, 3.83)** | 1.70 (1.12, 2.56)* |
| Dissimilarity Index (African American/Black vs. White) | 1.51 (0.90, 2.53) | 2.43 (1.62, 3.65)** |
| % of residents in poverty (per percentage increase) | 1.06 (1.04, 1.09) ** | 1.07 (1.05, 1.10) ** |
a
Other includes American Indian, Asian, Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, Multi-racial and those who refused to answer
*
< 0.05;
**
<0.001