Table 3.

Patient knowledge and attitudes towards opioid medications associated with use (vs lack of use) in the last 6 months adjusted for sociodemographic and clinical variables (n = 271).

Independent Variable	OR	95% CI
Outcome: Opioid Medication Use (vs no Opioid Medication Use)^{^a}
Perception of benefit^{^b}	1.68^c	1.18–2.41
Perception of risk^{^b}	0.67^{^c}	0.51–0.88
Have family/friends who received it for OA treatment	3.88^{^c}	1.88–8.02
Have a good understanding of what happens after treatment	2.40	0.94–6.14

↵^aLogistic regression model adjusted for age, sex, race (White vs not), education, Patient Health Questionnaire-8 (depression) score, and Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index total score.
↵^bOR for a 1-point increase in a scale ranging from 1 to 5.
↵^cP < 0.05.