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Table 1 Characteristics of ED Users with Primary Substance Use Disorder Diagnoses

From: The association of psychiatric comorbidity and use of the emergency department among persons with substance use disorders: an observational cohort study

SUD Group

N (%)

Gender

Ethnicity

Age (years) (Mean/SD)

N (%) MH diagnosis

  

N (%) Male

N (%) Female

N (%) African American

N (%) Hispanic

N (%) Caucasian

N (%) Other

  

Total SUD

6865 (100%)

5006 (72.9)

1859 (27.1)

2428 (35.4)

1677 (24.4)

2697 (39.3)

63 (0.9)

36.9 (14.2)

1002 (14.6)

Polysubstance

1191 (17.4%)

806 (67.7)

385 (32.3)

474 (39.8)

188 (15.8)

518 (43.5)

11 (0.9)

31.9 (13.5)

252 (21.2)

Cocaine

1453 (21.2%)

991 (68.2)

462 (31.8)

884 (60.8)

186 (12.8)

374 (25.7)

9 (0.6)

32.5 10.8)

207 (14.3)

Alc. Dependence

1785 (26.0%)

1333 (74.7)

452 (25.3)

442 (24.8)

561 (31.4)

761 (42.6)

21 (1.2)

39.8 16.3)

252 (14.1)

Alcohol Abuse

2436 (35.5%)

1876 (77.0)

560 (23.0)

628 (25.8)

742 (30.5)

1044 (42.9)

22 (0.9)

40.0 (13.3)

291 (12.0)

  1. Note: SUD = substance use disorder; MH = mental health; Alc. = alcohol.