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Table 2 Characteristics of youth 16–25 years with opioid use disorder stratified by age

From: Receipt of medications for opioid use disorder among youth engaged in primary care: data from 6 health systems

 

16–17 years (N = 119)

%

18–21 years (N = 664)

%

22–25 years (N = 1348)

%

Gender

 Female

55.5

41.9

38.8

Race/ethnicity

 Hispanic

17.7

9.2

7.7

 Caucasian

68.1

75.8

78.4

 Black/African American

2.5

2.9

3.3

Asian

2.5

2.1

1.5

 Native American/Alaska Native

0.0

0.9

0.6

 Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

0.0

0.2

0.5

 Multiracial

9.2

5.1

4.0

 Other

0.0

0.9

1.0

 Unknown

0.0

3.0

3.0

Insurance typea

 Medicare

0.0

0.0

0.2

 Commercial

83.0

86.9

80.6

 State subsidized

14.8

10.5

13.0

 Uninsured

2.3

2.5

6.2

Tobacco use disorder

42.9

56.3

53.0

Alcohol use disorder

45.4

24.0

23.1

Cannabis use disorder

64.7

40.5

26.3

Stimulant use disorder

31.9

30.3

26.3

Opioid overdose

2.5

3.5

3.7

Depressive disorders

77.3

43.4

40.4

Anxiety disorder

65.6

46.2

46.3

Serious mental illnessb

15.1

9.3

10.1

Attention Deficit Disorder

31.9

13.0

11.6

Eating disorder

3.4

3.2

1.2

  1. aExcludes one health system with missing insurance data
  2. bSerious mental illness defined as schizophrenia and bipoloar disorder