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Table 3 Bivariate and multivariable analysis of factors associated with being in treatment in 12 months and achieving ≥6 opioid negative months

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

Variable

In treatment at 12 months

≥6 opioid negative months

 

OR (CI)

AOR (CI)

OR (CI)

AOR (CI)

Age ≤ 40

0.58 (0.36 - 0.97)

0.61 (0.37 – 1.02)

0.96 (0.59 – 1.58)

 
 

p= 0.036

p = 0.062

p = 0.960

 

Female

0.69 (0.42 - 1.14)

 

1.00 (0.60 – 1.64)

 
 

p = 0.148

 

p = 0.985

 

Employed

1.04 (0.63 - 1.72)

 

1.43 (0.87 – 2.36)

 
 

p = 0.864

 

p = 0.160

 

Heroin abuse

0.97 (0.50 – 1.88)

 

0.40 (0.20 – 0.79)

0.43 (0.21 – 0.86)

 

p = 0.924

 

p= 0.008

p= 0.016

Cocaine abuse

1.80 (1.09 – 2.98)

1.75 (1.05 – 2.92)

1.20 (0.73 – 1.97)

 
 

p= 0.022

p= 0.032

p = 0.481

 

Recent Charges

0.53 (0.32 – 0.88)

0.54 (0.32 – 0.90)

0.51 (0.31 – 0.85)

0.54 (0.32 – 0.91)

(past 2 years)

p= 0.015

p= 0.019

p= 0.010

p= 0.021

  1. Statistically significant associations are shown in bold. The following factors were excluded due to high correlation with another factor (indicated in parenthesis): commercial insurance (employed), prescription opioid abuse (heroin use), injection drug use (heroin use), any prior charges and ≥ 7 prior cases (recent charges).