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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Sep 10.
Published in final edited form as: JAMA Pediatr. 2018 Nov 1;172(11):1029–1037. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2018.2143

Table 1.

Receipt of addiction treatmenta within 3 months of diagnosis among 4,837 Medicaid-enrolled youth with OUD.

Received Any Timely Treatmenta (N = 3,654)
Characteristic Total,
N
N (%) Adjustedb OR
(95% CI)
Age of diagnosis
 21–22 years 2,263  1,550 (68.5) Reference
 18–20 years 1,846  1,479 (80.1) 1.09 (0.94 − 1.26)
 16–17 years 563     432 (76.7) 1.24 (0.97 − 1.58)
 13–15 years 165     122 (74.0) 0.68 (0.470.98)
Sex
 Male 2,085  1,590 (76.3) Reference
 Female 2,752  2,064 (75.0) 1.02 (0.87 − 1.18)
Race/ethnicity
 White non-Hispanic 3,677  2,876 (78.2) Reference
 Black non-Hispanic 388     242 (62.4) 0.51 (0.410.65)
 Hispanic 55    41 (74.5) 0.83 (0.44 − 1.54)
 Other 717     495 (69.0) 0.64 (0.540.77)
Medicaid-eligible due to disability
 No 4,571  3,510 (76.8) Reference
 Yes 266     144 (54.1) 0.41 (0.320.54)
Pregnancyc
 No 4,064  3,109 (76.5) Reference
 Yes 773     545 (70.5) 0.73 (0.600.88)
Depressionc
 No 3,227  2,415 (74.8) Reference
 Yes 1,610  1,239 (77.0) 1.28 (1.081.51)
Anxiety disorderc
 No 3,439  2,616 (76.1) Reference
 Yes 1,398  1,038 (74.2) 0.84 (0.71 − 1.00)
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorderc
 No 4,244  3,191 (75.2) Reference
 Yes 593     463 (78.1) 1.21 (0.97 − 1.53)
Alcohol use disorderc
 No 4,138  3,082 (74.5) Reference
 Yes 699     572 (81.8) 1.43 (1.151.78)
Other substance use disorderc
 No 2,307  1,740 (75.4) Reference
 Yes 2,530  1,914 (75.7) 0.94 (0.82 − 1.08)
Acute pain conditionc
 No 3,282  2,505 (76.3) Reference
 Yes 1,555  1,149 (73.9) 1.16 (0.98 − 1.38)
Chronic pain conditionc
 No 3,253  2,555 (78.5) Reference
 Yes 1,584  1,099 (69.4) 0.59 (0.50 − 0.69)
a.

Had a claim for either behavioral health services or medication treatment within 3 months of diagnosis

b.

Adjusted for all other covariates listed in the table

c.

At or during the three months prior to receiving OUD diagnosis