From: Chronic pain diagnoses and opioid dispensings among insured individuals with serious mental illness
Characteristic | Patients with Schizophrenia (N = 12,916) n(%)/Mean ± SD | Matched Controls (N = 25,791) n(%)/Mean ± SD | Test Statistic | p-value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 42.3+  13.8 | 42.3+  13.9 | t = 0.34 | 0.73 |
Sex | ||||
 Male | 7250 (56.1%) | 14,459 (56.1%) | χ2 = 0.02 | 0.90 |
 Female | 5666 (43.9%) | 11,332 (43.9%) | ||
Medicare | 5144 (39.8%) | 10,247 (39.7%) | χ2 = 0.03 | 0.86 |
Race | ||||
 White/Caucasian | 6889 (53.3%) | 12,770 (49.5%) | χ2 = 1021.25 | < 0.0001 |
 Black/African-American | 2476 (19.2%) | 2724 (10.6%) | ||
 Asian | 1317 (10.2%) | 3008 (11.7%) | ||
 Pacific Islander | 153 (1.2%) | 343 (1.3%) | ||
 Native American | 138 (1.1%) | 204 (0.8%) | ||
 Other | 28 (0.2%) | 44 (0.2%) | ||
 Unknown | 1907 (14.8%) | 6696 (26.0%) | ||
Ethnicity (Hispanic) | 2511 (19.4%) | 6045 (23.4%) | χ2 = 79.87 | < 0.0001 |
Neighborhood Income | ||||
  < $40,000 per year | 2404 (18.6%) | 3444 (13.4%) | χ2 = 170.42 | < 0.0001 |
  > $40,000 per year | 10,345(80.1%) | 21,650 (83.9%) | ||
Charlson Comorbidity Index | 0.63+  1.18 | 0.43+  1.07 | t = −16.58 | < 0.0001 |
Total healthcare utilization in last 6 mo | 7.9+  10.9 | 2.6+  5.6 | t = −63.60 | < 0.0001 |
Pain conditions | ||||
 Any Pain | 6092 (47.2%) | 10,835(42.0%) | χ2 = 92.96 | < 0.0001 |
 Back pain | 1855 (14.4%) | 2687 (10.4%) | χ2 = 129.23 | < 0.0001 |
 Neck pain | 754 (5.8%) | 1228 (4.8%) | χ2 = 20.52 | < 0.0001 |
 Limb/extremity pain, arthritis | 2942 (22.8%) | 5312 (20.6%) | χ2 = 24.41 | < 0.0001 |
 Fibromyalgia/widespread muscle | 386 (3.0%) | 463 (1.8%) | χ2 = 57.13 | < 0.0001 |
 Headache | 973 (7.5%) | 1264 (4.9%) | χ2 = 109.52 | < 0.0001 |
 Orofacial/ear/temporomandibular | 112 (0.9%) | 150 (0.6%) | χ2 = 10.44 | 0.0012 |
 Abdominal/bowel pain | 1497 (11.6%) | 1907 (7.4%) | χ2 = 188.93 | < 0.0001 |
 Chest pain | 975 (7.6%) | 1137 (4.4%) | χ2 = 164.51 | < 0.0001 |
 Urogenital/pelvic/menstrual pain | 280 (2.2%) | 442 (1.7%) | χ2 = 9.69 | 0.0018 |
 Fractures/contusions/sprains/strains | 1392 (10.8%) | 1968 (7.6%) | χ2 = 107.50 | < 0.0001 |
 Other painful conditionsa | 1117 (8.7%) | 1884 (7.3%) | χ2 = 21.71 | < 0.0001 |
Chronic opioid useb | 845 (6.5%) | 1299 (5.0%) | χ2 = 37.29 | < 0.0001 |