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Table 2 Summary Statistics

From: Older adult drug overdose: an application of latent class analysis to identify prevention opportunities

Characteristic

Number

Percent

Total

2296

 

Sex

Male

1736

75.68

Female

558

24.32

Age

55–64

1841

80.25

65–74

413

18.00

75–84

37

1.61

85–94

< 5

--

95–100

< 5

--

Race

White

904

39.24

Black

1392

60.42

Asian

< 5

--

American Indian

5

0.22

Pacific Islander

--

--

Drug & Alcohol involvement

Any opioid (yes)

1801

78.44

Fentanyl as a cause of death (yes)

1511

65.81

Only illicit opioids as a cause of death (yes)

297

12.94

Only prescription opioids a cause of death (yes)

151

6.58

Both prescription and illicit opioids as a cause of death (yes)

1330

57.92

Cocaine as a cause of death (yes)

919

40.03

Methamphetamine as a cause of death (yes)

114

4.97

Alcohol test result positive (yes)

667

33.00

Other

Emergency Department Visit in last year (yes)

150

7.01

Isolation or Homeless indicators (yes)

367

15.98

  1. *Values < 5 suppressed. *Totals may differ due to missing/unknown data