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Table 1 Characteristics of subjects with and without prior criminal charges

From: Prior criminal charges and outcomes among individuals initiating office-based buprenorphine treatment

Characteristic

Any prior

No prior

p value

 

criminal charges

criminal charges

 
 

(N = 202)

(N = 50)

 

Mean Age (SD)

40.2 (9.2)

37.9 (10.8)

0.132

Sex

   

  Male

112 (55.4%)

30 (60.0%)

0.561

  Female

90 (44.6%)

20 (40.0%)

 

Insurance

   

  Commercial

71 (35.1%)

33 (66.0%)

<0.001

  Medicaid

78 (38.6%)

11 (22.0%)

0.028

  Medicare

47 (23.3%)

4 (8.0%)

0.016

  None

6 (3.0%)

2 (4.0%)

0.710

Employment Status

   

  Employed

75 (37.1%)

38 (76.0%)

<0.001

  Unemployed

66 (32.7%)

8 (16.0%)

0.020

  Disabled

61 (30.2%)

4 (8.0%)

0.001

Abused Substances

   

  Heroin

176 (87.1%)

33 (66.0%)

<0.001

  Opioid Rx

47 (23.3%)

25 (50.0%)

<0.001

  Cocaine

116 (57.4%)

18 (36.0%)

0.007

  Alcohol

32 (15.8%)

10 (20.0%)

0.480

  Benzodiazepines

18 (8.9%)

5 (10.0%)

0.811

IDU

128 (63.4%)

24 (48.0%)

0.047

Co-morbidities

   

  HIV

29 (14.4%)

7 (14.0%)

0.949

  HCV

112 (55.4%)

13 (26.0%)

<0.001

  Psychiatric

103 (51.0%)

22 (44.0%)

0.376

  Chronic Pain

35 (17.3%)

11 (22.0%)

0.444

  1. Opioid Rx: prescription opioids, IDU: injection drug use, HIV: human immunodeficiency syndrome, HCV: hepatitis C antibody positive.