Table 1.

Unadjusted Associations between nSES and Covariates

Overall (n = 1646)Low nSES (n = 860)High nSES (n = 786)P-value
Treatment outcome.032
Opioid only109 (6.6)70 (8.1)39 (5.0)
Non-opioid only525 (31.9)281 (32.7)244 (31.0)
Both94 (5.7)51 (5.9)43 (5.5)
No Rx918 (55.8)458 (53.3)460 (58.5)
Age (mean ± SD)55.7 (15.7)57 (15.197)54.32 (16.136).018
Sex (% female)1118 (67.9)582 (67.7)536 (68.2).051
Race (% white)900 (54.7)283 (32.9)617 (78.5)<.000
HCU (% y)855 (51.9)506 (58.8)349 (44.4)<.000
Smoking status<.000
Never884 (53.7)403 (46.9)481 (61.2)
Ever762 (46.3)457 (53.1)305 (38.8)
Depression (% y)241 (14.6)137 (15.9)104 (13.2).122
Any anxiety (% y)142 (8.6)63 (7.3)79 (10.1).049
Any substance abuse (% y)44 (2.7)32 (3.7)12 (1.5).006
Obesity (% y)829 (50.4)483 (56.2)346 (44.0)<.000
CMI (mean ± SD)1.2 (1.737)0.84 (1.467)<.000
OTC NSAID use (% y)380 (23.1)205 (23.8)175 (22.3).450
PT referral (% y)392 (23.8)214 (24.9)178 (22.6).287
  • nSES, neighborhood socioeconomic status; SD, standard deviation; HCU, high clinic utilization; CMI, comorbidity index; OTC, over the counter; NSAID, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory; PT, physical therapy; % y, % yes.