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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of pregnant women with opioid use disorders stratified by past year overdose history

From: Frequency and associated risk factors of non-fatal overdose reported by pregnant women with opioid use disorder

Variable

Total N = 99

(95% CI)

Overdose within last year

n = 14

(95% CI)

No past year overdose

n = 85

(95% CI)

p Value

Mean maternal age

28.5

(27.5–29.5)

25.2

(23.0–27.4)

29.0

(28.0–30.1)

0.0081*

White/non-hispanic

72 (72.7%)

(64.0–81.5%)

13 (92.9%)

(79.4–100.0%)

59 (69.4%)

(59.6–79.2%)

0.1038

Married/in a relationship

81 (81.8%)

(74.2%, 89.4%)

11 (78.6%)

(57.1%, 100.0%)

70 (82.4%)

(74.3%, 90.5%)

0.7152

Public insurance

92 (92.9%)

(87.9%, 98.0%)

12 (85.7%)

(67.4%, 100.0%)

80 (94.1%)

(89.1%, 99.1%)

0.2572

Age at opioid initiation

20.2

(19.2–21.1)

18.3

(17.2–19.4)

20.5

(19.4–21.6)

0.1227

Any history of mental health diagnosis

85 (85.9%)

(79.0–92.7%)

14 (100.0%)

(100.0–100.0%)

71 (83.5%)

(75.6–91.4%)

0.2084

Number of mental health

diagnoses

2.4

(2.1–2.7)

3.0

(2.2–3.8)

2.3

(2.0–2.6)

0.1049

2 or More mental health diagnoses

72 (72.7%)

(64.0–81.5%)

12 (85.7%)

(67.4–100.0%)

60 (70.6%)

(60.9–80.3%)

0.3389

Ever received a naloxone kit

66 (66.7%)

(57.4–76.0%)

11 (78.6%)

(57.1–100.0%)

55 (64.7%)

(54.6–74.9%)

0.3742

  1. *Significant result