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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of OBOT patient sample by HCV treatment status (N = 191)

From: Timing of hepatitis C treatment initiation and retention in office-based opioid treatment with buprenorphine: a retrospective cohort study

Characteristics, n (%)

Total (N = 191)

No treatment (n = 133)

Any treatment (n = 58)

Early treatment, < 100 days (n = 18)

Late treatment, ≥ 100 days (n = 40)

Age at first OBOT program start

         

 20–34

37

19.4%

26

19.5%

11

19.0%

3

16.7%

8

20.0%

 35–44

54

28.3%

39

29.3%

15

25.9%

5

27.8%

10

25.0%

 45–64

82

42.9%

55

41.4%

27

46.6%

9

50.0%

18

45.0%

 65 + 

18

9.4%

13

9.8%

5

8.6%

1

5.6%

4

10.0%

Female

56

29.3%

41

30.8%

15

25.9%

5

27.8%

10

25.0%

Race

          

 White/Caucasian

147

77.0%

103

77.4%

44

75.9%

14

77.8%

30

75.0%

 Black/African American

29

15.2%

20

15.0%

9

15.5%

2

11.1%

7

17.5%

 Other/multiracial1

15

7.9%

10

7.5%

5

8.6%

2

11.1%

3

7.5%

Hispanic/LatinX ethnicity

17

8.9%

14

10.5%

3

5.2%

1

5.6%

2

5.0%

Primary insurance2

          

 Medicaid

120

62.8%

79

59.4%

41

71.9%

13

72.2%

28

70.0%

 Medicare

32

16.8%

24

18.1%

8

14.0%

1

5.6%

7

17.5%

 Self-pay

3

1.6%

3

2.3%

0

0%

0

0%

0

0%

 Other3

32

16.8%

24

18.1%

8

14.0%

3

16.7%

5

12.5%

Time of HCV test positive4

          

 Prior to or at OBOT start

119

63.0%

92

69.2%

27

48.2%

14

82.4%

13

33.3%

 After OBOT start

70

37.0%

41

30.8%

29

51.8%

3

17.7%

26

66.7%

Medical co-morbidities

          

 HIV

24

12.6%

11

8.4%

13

22.4%

6

33.3%

7

17.5%

 Diabetes

29

15.2%

20

15.0%

9

15.5%

3

16.7%

6

15.0%

 Coronary artery disease

24

12.6%

14

10.5%

10

17.2%

3

16.7%

7

17.5%

 Chronic kidney disease

31

16.2%

20

15.0%

11

19.0%

4

22.2%

7

17.5%

 Cirrhosis

25

13.1%

14

10.5%

11

19.0%

4

22.2%

7

17.5%

Psychiatric co-morbidities

          

 Depression

58

30.4%

37

27.8%

21

36.2%

10

55.6%

11

27.5%

 Anxiety/post-traumatic stress disorder

108

56.5%

78

58.6%

30

51.7%

9

50.0%

21

52.5%

 Schizophrenia/psychotic disorder

17

8.9%

16

12.0%

1

1.7%

0

0.0%

1

2.5%

 Bipolar disorder

38

19.9%

27

20.3%

11

19.0%

4

22.2%

7

17.5%

Median duration in OBOT in days (IQR)

146

(58–382)

90

(46–216)

398

(157–854)

284

(157–796)

430

(148–860)

  1. 1“Other” includes American Indian or Alaskan Native, Asian, or Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
  2. 2Percentages do not total to 100% due to missing data
  3. 3Other includes “other,” “commercial,” and “worker’s compensation”
  4. 4Two patients who received treatment did not have a test date