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Table 1 Opioids-Attributable ED Visits and Inpatient Hospitalizations (IH) by Selected Characteristics, Clark County-NV, 2011-2013

From: Medical encounters for opioid-related intoxications in Southern Nevada: sociodemographic and clinical correlates

 

ED visit

IH

Total Encounters

Alcohol-related

BZD-related

Illicit/recreational drug-relatedc

No.

%a

No.

%a

No.

%a

Rateb

No.

%a

Rateb

No.

%a

Rateb

No.

%a

Rateb

Total

4,631

100.0

5,016

100.0

9,647

100.0

161.0

697

100.0

11.6

817

100.0

13.6

1,120

100.0

18.7

Age

  < 20 y

408

8.8

283

5.6

691

7.2

43.1

24

3.4

1.5

39

4.8

2.4

122

10.9

7.6

 20–34

1,911

41.3

1,450

28.9

3,361

34.8

259.7

204

29.3

15.8

245

30.0

18.9

550

49.1

42.5

 35–54

1,478

31.9

1,469

29.3

2,947

30.5

176.1

305

43.8

18.2

320

39.2

19.1

331

29.6

19.8

 55+

834

18.0

1,814

36.2

2,648

27.4

186.6

164

23.5

11.6

213

26.1

15.0

117

10.4

8.2

Gender

 Female

2,341

50.6

2,674

53.3

5,015

52.0

168.2

273

39.2

9.2

450

55.1

15.1

483

43.1

16.2

 Male

2,290

49.4

2,342

46.7

4,632

48.0

153.9

424

60.8

14.1

367

44.9

12.2

637

56.9

21.2

Race

 Non-Hispanic white

3,342

72.2

3,787

75.5

7,129

73.9

247.1

534

76.6

18.5

616

75.4

21.3

805

71.9

27.9

 Non-Hispanic black

455

9.8

458

9.1

913

9.5

135.7

53

7.6

7.9

68

8.3

10.1

119

10.6

17.7

 Hispanic

535

11.6

369

7.4

904

9.4

50.7

62

8.9

3.5

78

9.5

4.4

105

9.4

5.9

 Other

299

6.5

402

8.0

701

7.3

107.5

48

6.9

7.4

55

6.7

8.4

91

8.1

14.0

Insurance type

 Medicaid

563

12.2

645

12.9

1,208

12.5

--

88

12.6

--

138

16.9

--

168

15.0

--

 Medicare

689

14.9

1,661

33.1

2,350

24.4

--

128

18.4

--

190

23.3

--

130

11.6

--

 Other public (military, indigent, charity)

336

7.3

366

7.3

702

7.3

--

92

13.2

--

68

8.3

--

159

14.2

--

 Private (including workers’ comp)

1,314

28.4

1,878

37.4

3,192

33.1

--

205

29.4

--

222

27.2

--

307

27.4

--

 Self-pay

1,590

34.3

413

8.2

2,003

20.8

--

171

24.5

--

185

22.6

--

319

28.5

--

 Other/unknown

139

3.0

53

1.1

192

2.0

--

13

1.9

--

14

1.7

--

37

3.3

--

Selected comorbiditiesa

 Chronic bodily pains

696

15.0

2,253

44.9

2,949

30.6

49.2

190

27.3

3.2

295

36.1

4.9

226

20.2

3.8

 Affective disorders

885

19.1

1,698

33.9

2,583

26.8

43.1

272

39.0

4.5

425

52.0

7.1

340

30.4

5.7

 Hypertension

565

12.2

1,811

36.1

2,376

24.6

39.7

158

22.7

2.6

215

26.3

3.6

158

14.1

2.6

 Renal failure/diabetes

244

5.3

1,130

22.5

1,374

14.2

22.9

90

12.9

1.5

149

18.2

2.5

105

9.4

1.8

 Chronic lower respiratory disease

255

5.5

892

17.8

1,147

11.9

19.1

83

11.9

1.4

100

12.2

1.7

113

10.1

1.9

 Ischemic heart disease

90

1.9

493

9.8

583

6.0

9.7

30

4.3

0.5

55

6.7

0.9

44

3.9

0.7

 Sleep disorders

57

1.2

341

6.8

398

4.1

6.6

26

3.7

0.4

37

4.5

0.6

34

3.0

0.6

 STI/viral hepatitis

68

1.5

265

5.3

333

3.5

5.6

56

8.0

0.9

38

4.7

0.6

64

5.7

1.1

  1. aComorbid conditions are not mutually exclusive. Crude rates are based on Census total population estimates (average 2011–2013)
  2. bRates are per 100,000 Census population estimates by demographic subgroups unless specified otherwise
  3. cIllicit/recreational drugs include cocaine, cannabinoids, hallucinogens and other stimulants with abuse potential
  4. --Not estimated