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Table 3 Unadjusted odds ratios and 99% confidence intervals for odds of reporting using a kit vs. not reporting using a kit

From: Factors associated with take-home naloxone kit usage in British Columbia: an analysis of administrative data

Characteristics

Kit Used (Replacement—Used) (N = 90,011)

Kit Not Useda (1st Kit or Replacement-Other) (N = 150,595)

Total (N = 240,606)

Bivariate Analysis

UOR (99% CI)

p-value

 

n (%)

n (%)

n (%*)

  

Year

 2017

15,523 (24.5%)

47,824 (75.5%)

63,347 (26.3%)

1.00

-

 2018

21,309 (35.1%)

39,370 (64.9%)

60,679 (25.2%)

1.48 (1.42—1.54)

 < 0.001

 2019

21,009 (39.9%)

31,691 (60.1%)

52,700 (21.9%)

1.83 (1.75—1.90)

 < 0.001

 2020

32,170 (50.4%)

31,710 (49.6%)

63,880 (26.5%)

3.04 (2.92—3.16)

 < 0.001

Health Region

 Fraser

28,392 (39.3%)

43,827 (60.7%)

72,219 (30.0%)

1.00

-

 Interior

23,273 (40.2%)

34,664 (59.8%)

57,937 (24.1%)

1.11 (1.08 – 1.15)

 < 0.001

 Island

20,806 (36.8%)

35,657 (63.2%)

56,463 (23.5%)

0.96 (0.93 – 0.99)

 0.001

 Northern

6,129 (33.1%)

12,398 (66.9%)

18,527 (7.7%)

0.72 (0.69 – 0.76)

 < 0.001

 Vancouver Coastal

11,385 (32.5%)

23,601 (67.5%)

34,986 (14.5%)

0.70 (0.67 – 0.73)

 < 0.001

 Unknown

26 (5.5%)

448 (94.5%)

474 (0.2%)

-

-

Risk of Overdose

 Not at Risk

6,949 (13.5%)

44,692 (86.5%)

51,641 (21.5%)

1.00

-

 At Risk

75,667 (50.2%)

74,967 (49.8%)

150,634 (62.6%)

7.02 (6.76—7.29)

 < 0.001

 Unknown

7,395 (19.3%)

30,936 (80.7%)

38,331 (15.9%)

-

-

Gender

 Male

49,170 (42.2%)

67,253 (57.8%)

116,423 (48.4%)

1.00

-

 Female

36,712 (36.3%)

64,525 (63.7%)

101,237 (42.1%)

0.79 (0.77—0.81)

 < 0.001

 Trans or Gender Expansive

1,625 (30.8%)

3,647 (69.2%)

5,272 (2.2%)

0.48 (0.43—0.53)

 < 0.001

 Unknown

2,504 (14.2%)

15,170 (85.8%)

17,674 (7.3%)

-

-

Age Group

 Under 19

2,772 (25.6%)

8,071 (74.4%)

10,843 (4.5%)

1.00

-

 19—30

29,710 (38.9%)

46,599 (61.1%)

76,309 (31.7%)

1.82 (1.71—1.93)

 < 0.001

 31—60

52,545 (41.7%)

73,325 (58.3%)

125,870 (52.3%)

2.04 (1.92—2.17)

 < 0.001

 Over 60

1,887 (26.0%)

5,380 (74.0%)

7267 (3.0%)

0.99 (0.90—1.09)

0.834

 Unknown

3,097 (15.2%)

17,220 (84.8%)

20,317 (8.4%)

-

-

  1. Abbreviations: UOR unadjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval
  2. *Column percentages
  3. aTake-home naloxone kit was recipient’s first kit or replacement due to a previous kit being lost, stolen, confiscated or expired