The proportion of patients with COPD recorded at their clinical encounter who were prescribed opioids by patient and clinician characteristics and patient-described reason for encounter (n=309)
| People managed for COPD-related problems n=4522 | Point estimate for people prescribed opioids n=309 (%) | Lower 95% CI | Upper 95% CI | |
| Patient characteristics in those with COPD | ||||
| Sex | Male (2279) | 6.32% | 5.25% | 7.39% |
| Female (2205) | 7.44% | 6.29% | 8.58% | |
| Age | <45 years (117) | 6.84% | 2.28% | 11.40% |
| 45–64 (1052) | 8.46% | 6.77% | 10.15% | |
| 65–79 (2140) | 6.82% | 5.67% | 7.97% | |
| 80+ (1181) | 5.50% | 4.19% | 6.82% | |
| Commonwealth Concession Card | Yes (3446) | 7.46% | 6.52% | 8.40% |
| No (841) | 4.40% | 3.02% | 5.78% | |
| Socioeconomic status | Less advantaged (2425) | 5.78% | 4.72% | 6.85% |
| More advantaged (2006) | 7.84% | 6.68% | 8.99% | |
| Language background | English (4002) | 5.04% | 2.43% | 7.65% |
| Non-English speaking (258) | 6.95% | 6.10% | 7.79% | |
| Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander status | No (4145) | 6.90% | 6.07% | 7.73% |
| Yes (119) | 4.20% | 0.62% | 7.78% | |
| Patient new to the practitioner | No (4316) | 6.88% | 6.08% | 7.69% |
| Yes (136) | 5.15% | 1.49% | 8.80% | |
| GP prescriber characteristics | ||||
| Sex | Male (2883) | 6.69% | 5.71% | 7.68% |
| Female (1639) | 7.08% | 5.80% | 8.36% | |
| Age | <45 (920) | 6.52% | 4.86% | 8.18% |
| 45–54 (1240) | 7.34% | 5.90% | 8.78% | |
| 55+ (2342) | 6.75% | 5.62% | 7.87% | |
| Primary medical degree | Australia (3097) | 6.97% | 6.02% | 7.93% |
| Elsewhere (1411) | 6.59% | 5.21% | 7.97% | |
| Fellow of the College | Yes (2709) | 6.61% | 5.65% | 7.57% |
| No (1773) | 7.22% | 5.88% | 8.56% | |
| Place of practice | Major city (2703) | 6.36% | 5.40% | 7.33% |
| Inner regional (1226) | 7.18% | 5.61% | 8.75% | |
| Outer regional/rural/ remote (585) | 8.38% | 5.96% | 10.79% | |
| Clinical | ||||
| Breathlessness as the reason for encounter | Yes (621) | 5.96% | 4.06% | 7.86% |
| No (3901) | 6.97% | 6.12% | 7.83% | |
| Total n=309 | 6.83% | 6.05% | 7.62% | |