Table 5

Adjusted Odds Ratio for Aberrant Behavior Relative to Depression and Demographics

EffectOR (95% CI)P Value
PHQ-8 scoresa
 PHQ-8: ≥15 vs 0–41.80 (0.93–3.46).080
 PHQ-8: 10–14 vs 0–41.74 (0.90–3.32).10
 PHQ-8: 5–9 vs 0–40.79 (0.44–1.42).43
Age0.97 (0.95–0.99)<.001
Sex (female vs male)1.02 (0.65–1.61).93
Race (nonwhite vs white)0.43 (0.24–0.79)<.001
Marital status (nonmarried vs married)1.01 (0.52–1.93).99
Education0.82 (0.71–0.96).013
Average daily morphine-equivalent doseb0.998 (0.995–1.000).026
Health plan site (GHC vs KPNC)0.69 (0.44–1.08).10
Average pain severity0.94 (0.83–1.07).34
  • GHC = Group Health Cooperative; KPNC = Kaiser Permanente of Northern California; OR = odds ratio; PHQ-8 = 8-item version of the Patient Health Questionnaire.

  • a Scored on a scale in which 0–4 = no, 5–9 = mild, 10–14 = moderate, and ≥15=severe depression.

  • b Per milligram.