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Table 1 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics in relation to re-engagement with substance use services

From: Investigating social deprivation and comorbid mental health diagnosis as predictors of treatment access among patients with an opioid use disorder using substance use services: a prospective cohort study

 

Substance use service re-engagement

Total

 
 

No re-engagement

Re-engagement

 

p-valuea

 

(N = 258; 49.9%)

(N = 259; 50.1%)

(N = 517)

Age (median, interquartile range)

45.0 (37.0 to 53.0)

42.0 (35.0 to 49.0)

44.0 (37.0 to 51.5)

0.008

Gender

   

0.835

 Female

59 (22.9)

63 (24.3)

122 (23.6)

 

 Male

179 (69.4)

182 (70.3)

361 (69.8)

 

 Not recorded

20 (7.8)

14 (5.4)

34 (6.6)

 

Ethnicity

   

0.071

 White

182 (70.5)

182 (70.3)

364 (70.4)

 

 Black

29 (11.2)

19 (7.3)

48 (9.3)

 

 Asian

Censored*

Censored*

Censored*

 

 Mixed

Censored*

Censored*

Censored*

 

 Other

Censored*

Censored*

Censored*

 

 Not recorded

25 (9.7)

16 (6.2)

41 (7.9)

 

Marital status

   

0.012

 Single

170 (65.9)

170 (65.6)

340 (65.8)

 

 Married or civil partnership

Censored*

Censored*

Censored*

 

 Divorced, separated, or widowed

Censored*

Censored*

Censored*

 

 Not recorded/ disclosed/unknown

63 (24.4)

44 (17.0)

107 (20.7)

 

Social deprivation b

   

0.779

 Q1 (least deprived)

25 (9.7)

29 (11.2)

54 (10.4)

 

 Q2

75 (29.1)

79 (30.5)

154 (29.8)

 

 Q3 (most deprived)

108 (41.9)

109 (42.1)

217 (42.0)

 

 No LSOA

50 (19.4)

42 (16.2)

92 (17.8)

 

Recorded mental health comorbidity

   

0.059

 No recorded diagnosis

136 (52.7)

107 (41.3)

243 (47.0)

 

 One recorded mental health diagnosisc

Censored*

Censored*

Censored*

 

 Non-opioid substance use diagnosis

85 (32.9)

111 (42.9)

196 (37.9)

 

 Multiple recorded diagnoses

Censored*

Censored*

Censored*

 

Population density d

   

0.310

 Q1 (least populated)

65 (25.2)

64 (24.7)

129 (25.0)

 

 Q2

69 (26.7)

88 (34.0)

157 (30.4)

 

 Q3 (most populated)

74 (28.7)

65 (25.1)

139 (26.9)

 

 No LSOA

50 (19.4)

42 (16.2)

92 (17.8)

 

Social fragmentation index d

   

0.143

 Q1 (least fragmented)

59 (22.9)

59 (22.8)

118 (22.8)

 

 Q2

64 (24.8)

87 (33.6)

151 (29.2)

 

 Q3 (most fragmented)

85 (32.9)

71 (27.4)

156 (30.2)

 

 No LSOA

50 (19.4)

42 (16.2)

92 (17.8)

 
  1. a Statistical significance for all categorical variables is based on Fisher’s exact tests; continuous variables used Wilcoxon rank-sum;
  2. b social deprivation based on IMD 2015 data and quartiles are proportionate to Camden Islington area;
  3. c reflective of one F-code for any non-substance use disorder, including common mental health disorders, severe mental health disorders, personality disorders, and others;
  4. d area level deprivation measures are based on data from 2011
  5. * data has been censored to ensure outputs are non-disclosive based on guidance from UK data service
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