Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of opioid-dependent men and women receiving methadone treatment
Sex | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | Total | Men | Women |
n = 492 | n = 266 | n = 226 | |
Age, years; mean (SD) | 38.3 (11.0) | 39.5 (11.7) | 36.9 (9.9) |
European ethnicity; n (%) | 393 (80.9) | 219 (83.0) | 174 (78.4) |
Completed high school education; n (%) | 136 (27.9) | 65 (24.6) | 71 (32.0) |
Substance use and treatment history | |||
Age of initial opioid use, years; mean (SD) | 25.0 (8.7) | 24.9 (9.2) | 25.1 (8.0) |
Physician prescribed first opioid use; n (%) | 217 (44.2) | 100 (37.7) | 116 (51.6) |
Daily methadone dose, milligram; mean (SD) | 77.6 (44.1) | 81.3 (48.3) | 73.3 (38.3) |
Age of first MMT, years; mean (SD) | 32.2 (9.6) | 32.7 (10.1) | 31.5 (9.0) |
Duration of MMT, months; mean (SD) | 51.6 (49.3) | 52.9 (50.7) | 49.9 (47.7) |
Previous treatment, any; n (%) | 149 (30.7) | 90 (34.2) | 59 (26.6) |
Previous MMT treatments, number; mean (SD) | 1.5 (1.1) | 1.6 (1.1) | 1.4 (0.9) |