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Table 1 Baseline Participant Characteristics

From: Determinants of health-related quality of life among individuals with opioid use disorder, recently released from incarceration

Sociodemographic Characteristic

Value (n = 86)

Race, %

 Non-Hispanic White/Caucasian

62%

 Non-Hispanic Black/African American

20%

 Hispanic-Puerto Rican

16%

 Male

73%

 Age, Mean (SD)

38 (8.65)

 High School Completion, %

79%

 Injection Drug Use

63%

 Health Insurance

78%

 Married

13%

 Lifetime Incarcerationd, Mean (SD)

53 (38.5)

 Past 30 Days Incarceration, Mean (SD)

27 (8.45)

 Weeks Abstinent, Mean (SD)

3 (0.11)

EQ-5D Characteristics, Mean (SD)

(Min, Max)

 Mobilitya

3.79 (0.62) (1, 4)

 Anxiety/Depressiona

2.74 (1.16) (0, 4)

 Pain/Discomforta

3.27 (1.03) (0, 4)

 HRQoL Utility Scoreb

0.84 (0.20) (-0.073, 1)

ASI Characteristics, Mean (SD)

(Min, Max)

 Medicalc

0.14 (0.29) (0, 1)

 Employment/supportc

0.80 (0.21) (0.25, 1)

 Alcoholc

0.10 (0.20) (0, 0.90)

 Drugc

0.41 (0.11) (0.13, 0.72)

 Legalc

0.45 (0.25) (0, 0.88)

 Family/Social Supportc

0.26 (0.28) (0, 0.9)

 Psychiatricc

0.34 (0.23) (0, 0.73)

  1. aThe EQ-5D domain scores (mobility, anxiety/depression, pain/discomfort) range from 1–5, with 1 being the worst possible relevant status (e.g., “I am unable to walk”) and 5 being the best (e.g., “I have no problems walking”)
  2. bThe HRQoL utility score ranges from -0.573 to 1, where 0 is a health-state considered comparable to death, 1 implies perfect health, and a negative value implies a state perceived to be worse than death
  3. cThe ASI composite score variables ranged from 0 to 1, with 0 indicating no issues and 1 severe issues in the associated construct
  4. dThe lifetime incarceration variable is represented in months