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Table 1 Patient characteristics (n = 9596)

From: Are injured workers with higher rehabilitation service utilization less likely to be persistent opioid users? A cross-sectional study

 

Levels of Rehabilitation Utilization

P-Value

Very High

High

Medium

Low

No

N = 2397

N = 2398

N = 2314

N = 1070

N = 1417

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

Age

 30 or less

299

12.5%

436

18.2%

559

24.2%

291

27.2%

280

19.8%

<0.001

 30–49

1293

53.9%

1255

52.3%

1112

48.1%

511

47.8%

651

45.9%

 

 50 or more

805

33.6%

707

29.5%

643

27.8%

268

25.0%

486

34.3%

 

Sex

 Male

1560

65.2

1493

62.5

1598

69.6

648

61.2

918

65.1

<0.001

 Female

833

34.8

895

37.5

699

30.4

411

38.8

493

34.9

 

Mechanism of Injury

 High Energy

1519

63.4

1465

61.1

1337

57.8

602

56.3

904

63.8

<0.001

 Low Energy

576

24.0

635

26.5

641

27.7

281

26.3

345

24.3

 

 Other/Unspecified

302

12.6

298

12.4

336

14.5

187

17.5

168

11.9

 

Disability Status

 Permanent Total Disability

9

0.4

1

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

1

0.1

<0.001

 Permanent Partial Disability

1586

66.2

1208

50.4

362

15.6

31

2.9

525

37.1

 

 Temporary Total Compensation

583

24.3

716

29.9

794

34.3

186

17.4

425

30.0

 

 Temporary Partial Compensation

56

2.3

32

1.3

20

0.9

2

0.2

18

1.3

 

 Medical-Only

163

6.8

440

18.4

1138

49.2

851

79.5

448

31.6

 

Type of Occupation

 Operatives & Technicians

841

35.1

724

30.2

787

34.0

309

28.9

450

31.8

<0.001

 Service Workers

685

28.6

749

31.2

561

24.2

278

26.0

407

28.7

 

 Laborers & Helpers

418

17.4

427

17.8

436

18.8

176

16.4

236

16.7

 

 Professionals

197

8.2

190

7.9

208

9.0

131

12.2

138

9.7

 

 Office Workers

180

7.5

215

9.0

202

8.7

120

11.2

132

9.3

 

 Sales Workers

62

2.6

79

3.0

104

4.5

47

4.4

44

3.1

 

 Not recorded

14

0.6

20

0.8

16

0.7

9

0.8

10

0.7

 

Type of Employer

 Private Employer

1576

65.7

1529

63.8

1676

72.4

797

74.5

971

68.5

<0.001

 State Employer

821

34.3

869

36.2

638

27.6

273

25.5

446

31.5

 

Years with Current Employer Prior to Claim

 Less than 2

759

31.7

840

35.0

866

37.4

441

41.2

479

33.8

<0.001

 2–10

692

28.9

662

27.6

691

29.9

304

28.4

416

29.4

 

 More than 10

458

19.1

461

19.2

389

16.8

150

14.0

222

15.7

 

 Not recorded

488

20.4

435

18.1

368

15.9

175

16.4

300

21.2

 

Surgically Treated Injury

 Yes

232

9.7

345

14.4

601

26.0

147

13.7

0

0.0

<0.001

 No

2165

90.3

2053

85.6

1713

74.0

923

86.3

1417

100.0

 

Diagnosis of Chronic Joint Pain

 Yes

1618

67.5

1256

52.4

637

27.5

105

9.8

0

0.0

<0.001

 No

779

32.5

1142

47.6

1677

72.5

935

90.2

1417

100.0