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. 2023 Jan 17;10:5. doi: 10.1186/s40621-023-00415-y

Table 5.

Percentage of drug positivity among injured males and females pre-COVID and COVID periods by drug categorya

Drug category Males (N = 835) Females (N = 630)
Pre-COVID (N = 406) COVID (N = 429) Pre-COVID (N = 334) COVID (N = 296)
N % N % N % N %
Alcohol 93 22.9 92 21.5 30 9.0 34 11.5
Cannabinoids 94 23.2 118 27.5 60 18.0 64 21.6
Opioid 126 31.0 148 34.5 93 27.8 129 43.6*
Stimulant 57 14.0 82 19.1* 37 11.1 45 15.2
Depressant 60 14.8 60 14.0 57 17.1 47 15.9

ap values obtained via Chi-Square tests. Asterix (*) denotes p ≤ 0.05