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Table 1 Sample demographics and clinical factors overall and stratified by baseline hazardous alcohol use (n = 166)

From: Hazardous alcohol use is associated with greater pain interference and prescription opioid misuse among persons living with HIV and chronic pain

 

Hazardous Alcohol Use

n (%)

No Hazardous Alcohol Use

n (%)

Overall

n (%)

Total (N)

25

141

166

Mean age (± SD)

54.5 (6.9)

53.8 (7.9)

53.9 (7.8)

Gender

 Male

15 (60.0%)

93 (66.0%)

108 (65.1%)

 Female

10 (40.0%)

47 (33.3%)

57 (34.3%)

 Othera

0 (0.0%)

1 (0.7%)

1 (0.6%)

Race

 White

3 (12.0%)

28 (19.9%)

31 (18.7%)

 African American

22 (88.0%)

98 (69.5%)

120 (72.3%)

 Other

0 (0.0%)

15 (10.6%)

15 (9.0%)

Hispanic

 Yes

2 (8.0%)

13 (9.2%)

15 (9.0%)

 No

23 (92.0%)

127 (90.1%)

150 (90.4%)

 Don’t know / refused

0 (0.0%)

1 (0.7%)

1 (0.6%)

Married/living with partner

6 (24.0%)

43 (30.5%)

49 (29.5%)

Homeless

7 (28.0%)

18 (12.8%)

25 (15.1%)

Employed (part or full time)

1 (4.0%)

32 (22.7%)

33 (19.9%)

Incarcerated (past 12 months)

1 (4.0%)

13 (9.2%)

14 (8.4%)

Smokes cigarettes

23 (92.0%)

68 (48.2%)

91 (54.8%)

HIV transmission route

 MSM/IDU

1 (4.0%)

8 (5.7%)

9 (5.4%)

 MSM only

5 (20.0%)

37 (26.2%)

42 (25.3%)

 IDU only

4 (16.0%)

16 (11.3%)

20 (12.0%)

 Presumed heterosexual + blood/blood products

15 (60.0%)

80 (56.7%)

95 (57.2%)

HCV co-infection

 Yes

10 (40.0%)

43 (30.5%)

53 (31.9%)

 No

14 (56.0%)

97 (68.8%)

111 (66.9%)

 Don’t know / refused

1 (4.0%)

1 (0.7%)

2 (1.2%)

Mean Duration of prescription opioid use

5.3 (5.8)

7.3 (7.1)

7.0 (7.0)

Depression

15 (60.0%)

53 (37.6%)

68 (41.0%)

Substance use other than alcohol (past 12 months)

18 (72.0%)

64 (45.4%)

82 (49.4%)

Mean pain severity score

6.76 (1.93)

6.24 (2.20)

6.32 (2.17)

Mean pain interference score

6.71 (2.68)

5.75 (2.52)

5.90 (2.56)

COMM score

 Aberrant Use (COMM score ≥ 13)

12 (48.0%)

26 (18.4%)

38 (22.9%)

 Non-aberrant Use (COMM score < 13)

12 (48.0%)

115 (81.6%)

127 (76.5%)

 Don’t know / refused

1 (4.0%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (0.6%)

Drinking of Alcohol

 Never

0 (0.0%)

58 (41.1%)

58 (34.9%)

 Anyb

25 (100%)

83 (58.8%)

108 (65.0%)

Morphine Equivalent Daily Dose (MEDD)

 Mean (±SD)

25.51 (53.27)

37.06 (53.60)

35.32 (53.55)

 25th, Median, 75th

0.00, 12.67, 23.00

4.20, 16.00, 40.00

4.00, 14.83, 36.46

  1. Footnotes:
  2. a Self-reported male sex at birth
  3. b Includes those who responded yes to one of the following response options: Monthly or less, 2–4 times a month, 2–3 times a week, or 4 or more times a week