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Table 2 Descriptive statistics of the sample population in index year and in following follow-up years

From: Opioid use disorder in Germany: healthcare costs of patients in opioid maintenance treatment

Study year

Index Year

N (%)

Follow-up 1

N (%)

Follow-up 2

N (%)

Follow-up 3

N (%)

Follow-up 4

N (%)

Patient years in Follow-up period

N

955

841

804

793

727

3165

OMT with bupren-orphine (%)

350 (36.6)

302 (35.9)

296 (36.8)

267 (33.6)

250 (34.4)

1115 (35.2)

OMT with levo-methadone

269 (28.2)

266 (31.6)

271 (33.7)

280 (35.3)

256 (35.2)

1073 (33.9)

OMT with methadone

336 (35.1)

273 (32.4)

237 (29.4)

246 (31.0)

221 (30.4)

977 (30.8)