Table 5

Multivariate Analysis: Predictors of Opioid Misuse #

Model*%
Odds Ratio (95% CI)
p-value

Age
0.95 (0.90 – 0.99)
0.027
Drug or DUI Conviction
2.58 (1.01 – 6.59)
0.030
History of Cocaine Abuse
4.30 (1.76 – 10.4)
0.001
History of Ethanol Abuse
2.60 (1.12 – 6.26)
0.048

# = Models were reduced using the Likelihood Ratio Test

% = Positive urine cannabinoid and history of cocaine use were strongly correlated.

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