Table 1 Sociodemographic and other characteristics associated with preferring fentanyl among 506 people who use drugs in Rhode Island
From: Correlates of fentanyl preference among people who use drugs in Rhode Island
Characteristic | Total (%) (n = 506) | Preferred fentanyl | p - value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (%) (n = 76) | No (%) (n = 430) | |||
Sociodemographics* | ||||
Age in years (mean, SD) | 43.3 (11.3) | 38.9 (9.5) | 44.1 (11.3) | < 0.001 |
Male sex assigned at birth | 340 (67.2) | 49 (64.5) | 291 (67.7) | 0.678 |
Cisgender | 485 (96.2) | 74 (97.4) | 411 (95.6) | 0.334 |
White race | 278 (54.9) | 55 (72.4) | 223 (51.9) | 0.002 |
Not Hispanic/Latine | 105 (20.8) | 10 (13.2) | 95 (22.1) | 0.104 |
Ever homeless | 474 (93.7) | 72 (94.7) | 402 (77.7) | 0.804 |
Currently homeless | 261 (51.8) | 45 (59.2) | 216 (50.2) | 0.200 |
Substance use | ||||
History of IVDU (lifetime) | 277 (54.7) | 59 (77.6) | 218 (50.7) | < 0.001 |
History of overdose (lifetime) | 228 (45.7) | 21 (27.6) | 207 (48.1) | < 0.001 |
Duration of use in years (mean, SD) | 26.6 (11.9) | 23.1 (9.7) | 27.2 (12.1) | 0.004 |
Currently in treatment program | 142 (28.2) | 29 (38.2) | 113 (26.3) | 0.050 |
Currently treated with MOUD | 125 (24.7) | 29 (38.2) | 96 (22.3) | 0.005 |
Mental Health† | ||||
Never diagnosed with mental health or cognitive disorder | 138 (27.3) | 24 (31.6) | 114 (26.5) | 0.405 |
Obsessive-compulsive disorder | 42 (8.3) | 5 (6.6) | 37 (8.6) | 0.658 |
Eating disorders (anorexia, bulimia) | 14 (2.8) | 2 (2.6) | 12 (2.8) | 1.000 |
Depressive disorder | 220 (43.5) | 32 (42.1) | 188 (43.7) | 0.892 |
Bipolar disorder | 176 (34.8) | 21 (27.6) | 155 (36.1) | 0.197 |
Psychosis | 75 (14.8) | 11 (14.5) | 64 (14.9) | 1.000 |
Anxiety disorders | 220 (43.5) | 36 (47.4) | 184 (42.8) | 0.538 |
ADD/ADHD | 115 (22.7) | 15 (13.0) | 100 (23.3) | 0.599 |