Table 2 Multivariable associations of patient characteristics with offering of take home naloxone during ED visits for opioid overdose, with multiple imputation
Visit Characteristic (n = 342) | Adjusted OR [95% CI]** | P-value |
|---|---|---|
Male sex | 1.75 [0.97,3.16] | 0.064 |
Age | 1.00 [0.98,1.02] | 0.92 |
Mental Health disorder | 1.12 [0.59,2.12] | 0.74 |
Opioid agonist therapy | 0.37 [0.04,3.35] | 0.37 |
Any current opioid prescription at time of ED visit | 0.41 [0.19,0.88] | 0.021* |
Primary opioid intoxicant illegal† | ||
Pharmaceutical opioid- oral | ref | |
Pharmaceutical opioid- smoked | 1.32 [0.24,7.27] | 0.75 |
Pharmaceutical opioid- injected | 1.40 [0.36,5.51] | 0.63 |
Illegal opioid- oral | 1.39 [0.33,5.88] | 0.66 |
Illegal opioid- smoked | 3.78 [1.32,10.9] | 0.014* |
Illegal opioid- injected | 6.05 [2.15,17.0] | 0.001* |
Overdosed in public | 0.61 [0.33,1.11] | 0.11 |
Overdosed intentionally | 0.59 [0.21,1.62] | 0.30 |
Pre-hospital GCS†† | ||
Severe (3–8) | 3.70 [1.63,8.37] | 0.002* |
Moderate (9–13) | 2.09 [0.61,7.21] | 0.24 |
Mild (14, 15) | ref | |
Left without treatment/ before treatment completion | 0.16 [0.05,0.48] | 0.001* |
Admitted to hospital | 0.46 [0.22,0.97] | 0.040* |