Table 1 Characteristics of all ED visitsa and ED visitsa with a UDS presumptive positive for fentanyl from 2019 to 2021
Variable | All ED visitsa | ED visitsa with UDS fentanyl POS |
|---|---|---|
Percentage (counts) | Percentage (counts) | |
Age (years) | ||
Mean | 45.7 (SD 15.6) | 42.3 (SD 15.2) |
< 18 | 1.6 (167/1054) | 0.4 (6/1408) |
18–45 | 48.0 (5041/10504) | 61.8 (870/1408) |
46–64 | 40.5 (4249/10504) | 31.1 (438/1408) |
65 and older | 10.0 (1047/10504) | 6.7 (94/1408) |
Sex | ||
Female | 31.3 (3285/10510) | 33.7 (475/1408) |
Male | 68.7 (7225/10510) | 66.3 (933/1408) |
Race | ||
White | 46.8 (4919/10510) | 60.7 (854/1408) |
Black | 50.3 (5290/10510) | 36.0 (507/1408) |
Asian | 0.3 (36/10510) | 0.4 (6/1408) |
Other | 1.8 (187/10510) | 2.0 (28/1408) |
Declined to answer | 0.7 (78/10510) | 0.9 (13/1408) |
Insurance | ||
Uninsured | 39.1 (4098/10486) | 46.8 (659/1405) |
Private | 9.9 (1036/10486) | 10.2 (144/1405) |
Medicaid | 26.6 (2789/10486) | 21.7 (305/1405) |
Medicare | 18.8 (1967/10486) | 13.8 (194/1405) |
Military | 2.5 (265/10486) | 1.9 (27/1405) |
Other | 3.2 (331/10486) | 5.4 (76/1405) |
Multiple substance use disorders | 42.5 (4469/10510) | 55.8 (786/1408) |
Opioid use disorder | 9.8 (1028/10510) | 24.6 (346/1408) |
Co-occurring psychiatric diagnosis | 30.2 (3169/10510) | 34.6 (487/1408) |
Co-occurring medical diagnosis | 45.8 (4814/10510) | 39.1 (550/1408) |