Table 3 Characteristics of adult opioid users admitted to drug and medical services: NYC, 2006
From: Estimating the prevalence of illicit opioid use in New York City using multiple data sources
| Characteristic | Drug Services Entrants (CDS) | Emergency Room Admissions (SPARCS) | Hospital Inpatient Discharges (SPARCS) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Opioid usersa
N (%) |
Total individuals entering drug servicesb
N (%) |
Opioid users in drug services populationb
(%) |
Opioid users in NYC(county) populationc
(Rate/100,000) |
Opioid usersa
N (%) |
Total individuals admitted to ER N (%) |
Opioid users in ER population (%) |
Opioid users in NYC(county) populationc
(Rate/100,000) |
Opioid usersa
N (%) |
Total individuals admitted to hospitalb
N (%) |
Opioid users in hospital populationb
(%) |
Opioid users in NYC(county) populationc
(Rate/100,000) | |
| Total | 26,938 (100.0) | 80,768 (100.0) | 33.4 | 429 | 7,856 (100.0) | 1,129,68 (100.0) | 0.70 | 125 | 24,924 (100.0) | 615,663 (100.0) | 4.05 | 397 |
| Age (years) | ||||||||||||
| Mean | 41 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 44 | 52 | ||||||
| SD | 9.5 | 11.0 | 10.1 | 17.3 | 10.6 | 20.9 | ||||||
| Median | 40 | 40 | 41 | 39 | 44 | 51 | ||||||
| Range | 18-76+ | 18-76+ | 18-116 | 18-124 | 18-99 | 18-116 | ||||||
| Sex | ||||||||||||
| Male | 20,281 | 61,065 | 33.2 | 323 | 5,649 | 484,228 | 1.17 | 90 | 17,502 | 233,786 | 7.48 | 279 |
| (75.3) | (75.6) | (71.9) | (42.9) | (70.2) | (38.0) | |||||||
| Female | 6,657 | 19,703 | 33.8 | 106 | 2,207 | 645,353 | 0.34 | 35 | 7,422 | 1.94 | 118 | |
| (24.7) | (24.4) | (28.1) | (57.1) | (29.8) | (62.0) | |||||||
| County of Residence | ||||||||||||
| New York | 6,917 | 21,501 | 32.2 | 517 | 2,068 | 222,181 | 0.93 | 155 | 6,439 | 122,459 | 5.26 | 482 |
| (25.7) | (26.6) | (26.3) | (19.7) | (25.8) | (19.9) | |||||||
| Queens | 3,607 | 13,328 | 27.1 | 206 | 795 | 246,088 | 0.32 | 45 | 3,066 | 145,271 | 2.11 | 175 |
| (13.4) | (16.5) | (10.1) | (21.8) | (12.3) | (23.6) | |||||||
| Kings | 7,085 | 21,288 | 33.3 | 382 | 2,253 | 333,495 | 0.68 | 121 | 6,544 | 190,454 | 3.44 | 353 |
| (26.3) | (26.4) | (28.7) | (29.5) | (26.3) | (30.9) | |||||||
| Bronx | 8,172 | 20,500 | 39.9 | 841 | 2,548 | 268,925 | 0.95 | 262 | 7,953 | 121,770 | 6.53 | 819 |
| (30.3) | (25.4) | (32.4) | (23.8) | (31.9) | (19.8) | |||||||
| Richmond | 1,157 | 4,151 | 27.9 | 319 | 192 | 58,919 | 0.33 | 53 | 922 | 35,709 | 2.58 | 254 |
| (4.3) | (5.1) | (2.4) | (5.2) | (3.7) | (5.8) | |||||||
