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Table 2 Buprenorphine treatment episode characteristics for >7-day and >30-day prescription gap thresholds indicating a new treatment episode

From: Measuring time in buprenorphine treatment stages among people with HIV and opioid use disorder by retention definition and its association with cocaine and hazardous alcohol use

 

 > 7-day gap

 > 30-day gap

Total treatment episodes

410

325

Treatment episodes per patient, median (IQR)

2 (1,3)

1 (1,2)

Treatment episodes per patient, maximum

13

6

Treatment episode duration, median (IQR)

62 days (28, 163)

84 days, (29, 274)

Treatment episode gap duration, median (IQR)

76 days (22,311)

195 days (84, 370)