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Table 1 Demographics characteristics and Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) use by age groups

From: Age related medication for addiction treatment (MAT) use for opioid use disorder among Medicaid-insured patients in New York

 

Age

18–29

n = 22,270

30–39

n = 24,314

40–49

n = 17,819

50–59

n = 19,184

60–64

n = 5050

Total

n = 88,637

Race n (%)

 Non-Hispanic White

16,327 (73.3)

15,697***

(64.6)

6237***

(35.0)

4001***

(20.9)

1019***

(20.2)

43,281 (48.8)

 Non-Hispanic Black

1577 (7.1)

1951***

(8.02)

3074***

(17.3)

5475***

(28.5)

1696***

(33.6)

13,773 (15.5)

 Latinx

1688 (7.6)

3792***

(15.6)

5830***

(32.7)

6926***

(36.1)

1674***

(33.2)

19,910 (22.5)

 Other

1282 (5.8)

1894***

(7.8)

2107***

(11.8)

2366***

(12.3)

586***

(11.6)

8235 (9.3)

 Unknown

1396 (6.3)

980***

(4.0)

571***

(3.2)

416***

(2.2)

75***

(1.5)

3438 (3.9)

Gender n (%)

 Female

8874 (39.9)

9429*

(38.8)

5766***

(32.4)

6199***

(32.3)

1611***

(31.9)

31,879 (36.0)

 Male

13,396 (60.2)

14,885**

(61.2)

12,053***

(67.6)

12,985***

(67.7)

3439***

(68.1)

56,758 (64.0)

Location n (%)

 New York City (NYC)

4502 (20.2)

7428***

(30.6)

10,562***

(59.3)

14,385***

(35.0)

4023***

(80.0)

40,900 (46.1)

 Outside NYC

17,768 (79.8)

16,886***

(69.5)

7257***

(40.7)

4799***

(25.0)

1027***

(20.3)

47,737 (53.9)

Mean Medicaid eligibility months, (standard deviation)

10.6 (2.5)

10.9***

(2.3)

11.1***

(2.1)

11.4***

(1.8)

11.5***

(1.6)

11.0 (2.2)

Treatment Utilization n (%)

 Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT)

10,948 (49.2)

15,172***

(62.4)

12,181***

(68.4)

14,363***

(74.9)

4262***

(84.4)

56,926 (64.2)

 -Methadone

3950 (17.7)

7209***

(29.7)

8554***

(48.0)

12,034***

(62.7)

3868***

(76.6)

35,615 (40.2)

 -Naltrexone

656 (3.0)

584***

(2.4)

374***

(2.1)

278***

(1.5)

37***

(0.7)

1929 (2.2)

 -Buprenorphine

6342 (28.5)

7379***

(30.4)

3253***

(18.3)

2051***

(10.7)

357***

(7.1)

19,382 (21.9)

Non-Medication Treatment

11,322 (50.8)

9142***

(37.6)

5638***

(31.6)

4821***

(25.1)

788***

(15.6)

31,711 (35.8)

  1. *P-value calculated from two sample z-test and t-test to compare patients in each age group with 18–29 year olds. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001