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Table 1 Patient demographic and clinical attributes pre- and post- 2016 CDC guideline

From: Opioid prescribing practices at hospital discharge for surgical patients before and after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s 2016 opioid prescribing guideline

 

Pre-guideline (n = 15,288)

Post-guidelines (n = 21,721)

Age, mean (SD)

55.58 (16.86)

54.967 (17.52)

Race, No. (%)

 White or Caucasian

9264 (60.60)

12,907 (59.42)

 Asian

1956 (12.79)

3151 (14.51)

 Black or African American

801 (5.24)

1202 (5.53)

 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

197 (1.29)

259 (1.19)

 American Indian or Alaska Native

71 (0.46)

147 (0.68)

 Unknown

2999 (19.62)

4055 (18.67)

Sex, No. (%)

 Male

7604 (49.738)

9891 (45.537)

 Female

7683 (50.265)

11,827 (54.450)

 Non-binary

1 (0.007)

2 (0.009)

Mental Health Disorders, No. (%)

 Anxiety

1496 (9.79)

1904 (8.77)

 Depression

373 (2.44)

801 (3.69)

 Substance Use Disorder

115 (0.75)

217 (1.00)

Primary Service, No. (%)

 Cardiac Surgery

459 (3.00)

613 (2.82)

 Colorectal Surgery

362 (2.37)

510 (2.35)

 General Surgery

1897 (12.41)

2865 (13.19)

 Gynecologic Oncology

427 (2.79)

475 (2.19)

 Kidney Transplant

1114 (7.29)

1022 (4.71)

 Liver Transplant

406 (2.66)

791 (3.64)

 Neurosurgery

3268 (21.38)

4033 (18.57)

 Obstetrics and Gynecology

772 (5.05)

2422 (11.15)

 Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

112 (0.73)

211 (0.97)

 Orthopedics

2137 (13.98)

3196 (14.71)

 Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery

571 (3.73)

909 (4.18)

 Plastic Surgery

238 (1.56)

249 (1.15)

 Thoracic Surgery

261 (1.71)

209 (0.96)

 Urology

1710 (11.19)

1938 (8.92)

 Vascular Surgery

572 (3.74)

637 (2.93)

 Other

982 (6.42)

1641 (7.55)