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Table 4 Logistic regressions analysis of H/VH MED prescribing for 4003 patients

From: Quantifying prescribed high dose opioids in the community and risk of overdose

Predictors

Total, N

H/VH MEDs, n (% of N)

Unadjusted model

Adjusted model

ORs

CI

P

aORs

CI

p

(Intercept)

  

0.24

0.23–0.26

< 0.001

15.72

9.47–26.09

< 0.001

Age

  

0.97

0.96–0.97

< 0.001

0.98

0.98–0.99

< 0.001

Female (ref)

2485

378 (15.21)

  

Male

1518

407 (26.81)

2.04

1.74–2.39

< 0.001

1.48

1.23–1.78

< 0.001

Methadone (ref)

272

248 (91.18)

  

Fentanyl

242

86 (35.54)

0.05

0.03–0.09

< 0.001

0.10

0.06–0.16

< 0.001

Morphine

2136

238 (11.14)

0.01

0.01–0.02

< 0.001

0.02

0.01–0.03

< 0.001

Oxycodone

1353

213 (15.74)

0.02

0.01–0.03

< 0.001

0.03

0.02–0.05

< 0.001

  1. ORs = Odds Ratios. aORs = Adjusted Odds Ratios; ref. = reference category; N = total number