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Table 1 Cohort characteristics

From: Somatic health among heroin addicts before and during opioid maintenance treatment: a retrospective cohort study

 

Male

Female

Gender, n (%)

22 (63)

13 (37)

Age at OMT-start, years, mean (range)

37.3 (29.4 – 50.5)

37.5 (27.3 – 50.3)

OMT medication, methadone, n

19

11

OMT medication, buprenorphine, n

3

2

Methadone dosage mg, median (range)

132.5 (100 – 220)

145 (100 – 170)*

Buprenorphine dosage mg, median (range)

22(16 – 32)

22 (20 – 24)

HCV antibody positive, n (%)

21 (95.5)

13 (100)

Receiving anti HCV treatment during OMT, n

1

0

HIV antibody positive, n

0

0

Died during OMT, n

0

0

  1. *One outlier, 580 mg