Table 1 The characteristics of patients with or without a record of methadone prescription in primary care.
From: COPD and asthma in patients with opioid dependency: a cross-sectional study in primary care
Methadone group (n = 676) | Non-methadone group (n = 320,719) | p-value for difference* | |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||
Male | 70.7% | 50.4% | p < 0.001 |
Age | |||
(mean, in years) | 48.9 | 41.5 | p < 0.001 |
Ethnicity | |||
South Asian | 2.9% | 7.8% | p < 0.001 |
Black African | 8.9% | 21.4% | p < 0.001 |
Mixed | 5.3% | 4.9% | p < 0.001 |
Other | 2.7% | 3.2% | p < 0.001 |
White | 80.2% | 62.6% | p < 0.001 |
IMD-2015 Score | 29.5 | 28.8 | p < 0.001 |
Smoking status | |||
Current smoker | 81.2% | 20.6% | p < 0.001 |
Ex-smoker | 16.1% | 20.3% | p < 0.01 |
Never smoked | 2.7% | 59.1% | p < 0.001 |
Smoking intensity | |||
≥1 to <10 cigarettes | 34.5% | 52.9% | p < 0.001 |
≥10 to <20 cigarettes | 44.0% | 34.1% | |
≥20 to <40 cigarettes | 19.7% | 12.2% | |
≥40 cigarettes | 1.8% | 0.9% | |
Alcohol consumption | |||
(% non-alcohol drinkers) | 41.3% | 24.3% | p < 0.001 |
