Table 1 Baseline demographics of patients in the Colorado MOUD Pilot Program
Characteristic | Non-Evaluable a N (%) | Evaluable N (%) | P |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | N = 723 | N = 174 | .21 |
 Female | 341 (47.2) | 86 (48.6) |  |
 Male | 368 (50.9) | 87 (49.2) |  |
 Other | 1 (0.1) | 1 (0.1) |  |
Race/Ethnicity | N = 723 | N = 177 | .33 |
 White non-Hispanic | 368 (50.9) | 101 (57.0) |  |
 Hispanic | 310 (42.9) | 65 (36.7) |  |
 Other | 24(1.0) | 11 (4.0) |  |
Age | N = 714 | N = 176 | .06 |
 18–24 yrs. old | 96 (13.3) | 19 (10.7) |  |
 25–34 yrs. old | 302 (41.8) | 69 (39.0) |  |
 35–44 yrs. old | 189 (26.1) | 40 (22.6) |  |
 45–54 yrs. old | 88 (12.2) | 28 (15.8) |  |
 55–64 yrs. old | 32 (4.4) | 17 (9.6) |  |
 Over 65 yrs. old | 7 (0.9) | 3 (1.7) |  |
Health Insurance | N = 363 | N = 171 | .53 |
 Medicaid only | 278 (76.6) | 136 (83.4) |  |
 Medicare only | 12 (3.3) | 10 (6.1) |  |
 Medicaid + Medicare | 15 (4.1) | 6 (3.5) |  |
 Private | 24 (6.6) | 8 (4.7) |  |
 Other | 7 (1.9) | 0 (0) |  |
 None | 27 (7.4) | 8 (4.5) P |  |
Employment in the last 3 yrs | N = 362 | N = 168 | .37 |
 Full time | 101 (27.9) | 57 (32.8) |  |
 Part time | 71 (19.6) | 25 (14.5) |  |
 Unemployed | 190 (52.5) | 91 (52.6) |  |
Marital status | N = 364 | N = 171 | .77 |
 Married | 73 (20.3) | 36 (21.0) |  |
 Widowed, Separated, or Divorced | 107 (29.4) | 58 (33.9) |  |
 Never Married | 184 (50.5) | 77 (45.0) |  |
Previous treatment | |||
 No previous OUD treatment | 120 (33.1) | 47(27.3) | .67 |
Reason to start treatmentb | N = 355–553 | N = 167–183 |  |
 Self-motivation | 453 (82.0) | 151(83.1) | .87 |
 Court-order | 56 (14.1) | 12 (7.1) | P < .01 |
 On parole or probation | 93 (25.2) | 19 (11.1) | P < .01 |