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Table 2 Association of drug check results and overdose as well as naloxone administration among clients of Insite who used a fentanyl drug checking service in Vancouver, Canada

From: Evaluation of a fentanyl drug checking service for clients of a supervised injection facility, Vancouver, Canada

Drug check result

Total

Overdose

Yes; n (%)a

Overdose

No; n (%)

Odds ratio

(95% CI)

P valueb

 Overall

  Positive

1028

115 (11.19)

913 (88.81)

5.97 (2.41–14.78)

0.0001

  Negative

242

5 (2.07)

237 (97.93)

Ref.

 

 Pre-consumption

  Positive

357

7 (1.96)

350 (98.04)

4.60 (0.26–81.21)c

0.297

  Negative

107

0 (0.00)

107 (100.00)

Ref.

 

 Post-consumption

  Positive

649

108 (16.64)

541 (83.36)

4.95 (1.97–12.39)

0.0001

  Negative

129

5 (3.88)

124 (96.12)

Ref.

 

Drug check result

Total

Naloxone administered

Yes; n (%)

Naloxone administered

No; n (%)

Odds ratio

(95% CI)

P valueb

 Overall

  Positive

1026

87 (8.48)

939 (91.52)

4.42 (1.77–11.02)

0.001

  Negative

244

5 (2.05)

239 (97.95)

Ref.

 

 Pre-consumption

  Positive

355

3 (0.85)

352 (99.15)

1.83 (0.09–35.87)c

0.688

  Negative

109

0 (0.00)

92 (100.00)

Ref.

 

 Post-consumption

  Positive

649

84 (12.94)

565 (87.06)

3.68 (1.46–9.27)

0.003

  Negative

129

5 (3.88)

124 (96.12)

Ref.

 
  1. aAll percentages are row percentage. bP values based on chi-square and Fisher’s exact test as appropriate. cAs zeros caused problems with computation of the odds ratio or its confidence interval 0.5 added to all cells [36]