Skip to main content

Table 2 Demographic characteristics of opiate users with and without opioid use disorder

From: Prevalence and determinants of opioid use disorder among long-term opiate users in Golestan Cohort Study

Demographic Parameters

Total

(N = 451)

Opioid use disorder

Negative

(N = 190)

Positive

(N = 261)

Age (Mean ± SD)

61.1 ± 6.5

62.0 ± 6.6

60.5 ± 6.4*

Sex, n (%)

Male

382 (84.7)

162 (85.3)

220 (84.3)

Female

69 (15.3)

28 (14.7)

41 (15.7)

Marital status, n (%)

Single

20 (4.4)

7 (3.7)

13 (5.0)

Married

431 (95.6)

183 (96.3)

248 (95.0)

Education, n (%)

Illiterate

167 (37.0)

67 (35.3)

100 (38.3)

< 9y

195 (43.2)

88 (46.3)

107 (41.0)

>= 9y

89 (19.8)

35 (18.4)

54 (20.7)

Cigarette user, n (%)

No

294 (65.1)

129 (67.9)

165 (63.2)

Yes

157 (34.9)

61 (32.1)

96 (36.8)

History of ever alcohol use, n (%)

No

389 (86.2)

164 (86.3)

225 (86.2)

 

Yes

62 (13.8)

26 (13.7)

36 (13.8)

Residence, n (%)

Urban

211 (46.8)

104 (54.7)

107 (41.0)**

 

Rural

240 (53.2)

86 (45.3)

154 (59.0)

Socioeconomic Status, n (%)

Q1

77 (17.1)

23 (12.1)

54 (20.7)*

Q2

88 (19.5)

38 (20.0)

50 (19.2)

Q3

128 (28.4)

57 (30.0)

71 (27.2)

Q4

158 (35.0)

72 (37.9)

86 (32.9)

BMI (Mean ± SD)

 

24.6 ± 4.7

25.3 ± 4.5

24.1 ± 4.7**

K10 score Median (IQR)

 

5 (2–11)

4 (1–9)

6 (2–11)**

Psychological distress, n (%)

K10 < 12

308 (68.3)

147 (77.3)

161 (61.7)**

K10 > = 12

143 (31.7)

43 (22.7)

100 (38.3)

  1. SD: standard deviation, BMI: body mass index, K10 score: Kessler 10 score
  2. * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01