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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients [numbers (n) and percentages (%)]

From: Validation of a three-item Fatigue Severity Scale for patients with substance use disorder: a cohort study from Norway for the period 2016–2020

  N = 655
Age (years), n (%)
 18–29 81 (12)
 30–39 185 (28)
 40–49 207 (32)
 50–59 147 (22)
 ≥ 60 35 (5)
 Mean (SD) 43 (11)
Gender, n (%)
 Male 462 (71)
 Female 193 (29)
Highest educational level, n (%)
 Not completed primary school 40 (6)
 Completed primary school (9 years) 286 (44)
 Completed high school (12 years) 260 (40)
 ≤ 3 years of college or university 57 (9)
 > 3 years of college or university 12 (2)
Receiving OAT, n (%) 542 (83)
OAT opioid, n (%):
 Methadone 212 (39)
 Buprenorphinea 323 (60)
 Long-acting morphine sulfate 7 (1)
Housing situation the past 30 days, n (%)
 Owned or rented housing 518 (79)
 Temporary residence (homeless shelter, with family or friends) 156 (24)
 Living on street 27 (4)
 Prison 7 (1)
 Other 27 (4)
Ever injected substances, n (%) 573 (94)
Injected substances the past 30 days, n (%) 257 (42)
  1. OAT opioid agonist therapy, SD standard deviation
  2. a“Buprenorphine” includes buprenorphine, buprenorphine-naloxone, and buprenorphine depot