Outcome | Total (weighted n = 63,233,310)* | Respondents with an opioid prescription (weighted n = 31,696,671)* | Respondents without an opioid prescription (weighted n = 31,536,639)* | P-value** |
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Expenditures | ||||
 Total expenditures ($), mean (SD) | $11,817 (9592) | $16,542 (10,805) | $7067 (4683) | < 0.001 |
 Prescription expenditures ($), mean (SD) | $2681 (2481) | $3067 (2767) | $2293 (2084) | < 0.001 |
 Outpatient expenditures ($), mean (SD) | $1228 (995) | $1804 (1052) | $650 (449) | < 0.001 |
 Emergency department expenditures ($), mean (SD) | $476 (300) | $703 (253) | $249 (112) | < 0.001 |
 Inpatient expenditures ($), mean (SD) | $3630 (3374) | $5610 (3595) | $1640 (1384) | < 0.001 |
Resources | ||||
 Number of prescriptions filled, mean (SD) | 24.3 (19.1) | 29.5 (21.7) | 19.0 (14.2) | < 0.001 |
 Number of office-based visits, mean (SD) | 10.2 (5.1) | 12.4 (5.4) | 8.1 (3.7) | < 0.001 |
 Number of emergency department visits, mean (SD) | 0.42 (0.29) | 0.59 (0.29) | 0.25 (0.15) | < 0.001 |
 Number of inpatient night stays, mean (SD) | 1.10 (1.20) | 1.61 (1.39) | 0.58 (0.65) | < 0.001 |