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Objective: To examine associations between race, comorbidity, opioid and nonopioid treatment burden, and socioeconomic status (SES) in patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP).
Design: A case-control study.
Setting: Tertiary academic system.
Participants: A total of 4,193 subjects with CLBP and 4,193 age-, sex-, race-, and region-matched subjects with nonchronic low back pain participated in this study.
Main Outcome Measure(s): The primary outcome measures were prescription frequencies of opioid and nonopioid medications as well as nonpharmaceutical interventions. Secondary measures pertained to the prevalence of comorbidities, race, and SES traits.
Results: The median age of the subjects was 55.50 years, with 61.75 percent female distribution, 48.84 percent Black or African American, 30.65 percent White non-Hispanic, and 15.93 percent non-White Hispanic or Latino among the subjects. Black or African American and non-White Hispanic or Latino identity was associated with higher hardship compared to patients identifying as White non-Hispanic (Tukey-Kramer adjusted p-value < 0.0001). Opioid use was significantly higher in the CLBP group (Cochran-Armitage trend test p-value < 0.0001), and there was a significant positive trend between the number of comorbidities and opioids used. As hardship index group (HIG) increased by 1, the expected number of comorbidities increased by a factor of 1.09 (95 percent confidence interval [CI]: 1.06-1.11), and the expected number of treatments increased by a factor of 1.07 (95 percent CI: 1.04-1.09). Physical therapy and spine procedures had a significant negative relationship with hardship.
Conclusions: Higher opioid prescribing behavior, particularly for morphine, hydrocodone, and tramadol, exists in patients with CLBP, especially in patients facing hardship and identifying as Black or African American and non-White Hispanic or Latino. Further prospective studies are needed to strengthen causality.
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