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Table 1 Prevalence of mental health comorbidities and demographic characteristics within a cohort of individuals with opioid use

From: The opioid crisis: past, present and future policy climate in Ontario, Canada

 

MH dx

no MH dx

Total

N

55,416

8117

63,533

% of total

87.22%

12.78%

 

Sex

 Male

20,988

1903

22,891

37.87%

23.44%

36.03%

 Female

34,428

6214

40,642

62.13%

76.56%

63.97%

Age group

 15–34

28,273

4905

33,178

51.02%

60.43%

 

 35–59

25,588

2985

28,573

46.17%

36.77%

 

 60+

1555

227

1782

2.81%

2.80%

 

Rurality

 Urban residence

48,689

6745

55,434

87.86%

83.10%

 

 Rural residence

6696

1367

8063

12.08%

16.84%

 

Income quintile

 1 (lowest)

19,367

2724

22,091

34.95%

33.56%

34.77%

Northern Ontario

7767

1470

9237

14.02%

18.11%

14.54%

HIV

569

30

599

1.03%

0.37%

0.94%

Overall Mortality

2506

207

2713

4.52%

2.55%

4.27%

  1. Ontario, Canada data, derived from administrative health data gathered by the Institute of Clinical and Evaluative Sciences