Table 2.

Associations of Opioid Prescription Categories with Top Quartile Satisfaction with Care*

CharacteristicBase Model Adjusted OR (95% CI)P ValueFull Model Adjusted OR (95% CI)P Value
Opioid prescriptions in year (ref = 0)
    1 to 50.83 (0.79–0.88)<.0011.00 (0.94, 1.06).99
    >60.70 (0.63–0.79)<.0011.44 (1.27–1.63)<.001
Age1.01 (1.01–1.01)<.0011.02 (1.02–1.02)<.001
Female sex1.10 (1.06–1.14)<.0011.16 (1.11–1.20)<.001
Race/ethnicity (ref = Non-Hispanic White)
    Hispanic (any race)0.98 (0.91–1.06).600.95 (0.88–1.02).17
    Non-Hispanic black1.11 (1.04–1.18).0011.08 (1.01–1.15).02
    Non-Hispanic other0.77 (0.70–0.86)<.0010.77 (0.69–0.85)<.001
Education level (ref <high school)
    Some high school1.17 (1.05–1.30).0041.11 (0.99–1.24).07
    High school graduate1.06 (0.96–1.17).240.94 (0.85–1.05).27
    Some college1.01 (0.92–1.12).770.88 (0.80–0.98).02
    College graduate0.88 (0.79–0.98).020.73 (0.65–0.81)<.001
Income as % of FPL (ref <100)
    100 to 1240.95 (0.86–1.05).330.91 (0.82–1.01).09
    125 to 1991.05 (0.97–1.14).210.95 (0.88–1.03).25
    200 to 3991.09 (1.01–1.16).020.92 (0.85–0.98).02
    >4001.19 (1.11–1.28)<.0010.92 (0.85–0.99).04
US Census region (ref = Northeast)
    Midwest1.05 (0.97–1.14).211.06 (0.98–1.15).14
    South1.05 (0.97–1.13).261.08 (1.00–1.17).06
    West0.91 (0.84–0.98).020.93 (0.85–1.00).06
Health insurance (ref = any private)
    Only public0.99 (0.93–1.05).681.16 (1.09–1.24)<.001
    Uninsured0.68 (0.62–0.75)<.0010.73 (0.66–0.80)<.001
MEPS panel year (ref = 2005)0.96 (0.95–0.96)<.0010.95 (0.94–0.96)<.001
Health status (per 10 unit increment)
    PCS-121.33 (1.30–1.36)<.001
    MCS-121.58 (1.55–1.62)<.001
  • * Data were also adjusted for survey characteristics and panel year. FPL, Federal Poverty Level; MCS-12, SF-12 Mental Component Summary score; OR, odds ratio; PCS-12, SF-12 Physical Component Summary score; ref, analytic reference; SD, standard deviation; CI, Confidence interval; MEPS, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.