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Table 2 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the sensitivity-psychoticism dominant groups according to treatment

From: Do methadone and buprenorphine have the same impact on psychopathological symptoms of heroin addicts?

 

Buprenorphine (N = 15)

Methadone, (N = 16)

 

P value

 

N (%)

N (%)

χ2

 

Gender (males)

13 (86.7)

14 (87.5)

0.00

0.944

Work:

  

7.72

0.052

   Student

0 (0.0)

1 (6.3)

  

   Blue collar

2 (20.0)

3 (18.8)

  

   White collar

11 (73.3)

5 (31.3)

  

   Unemployed

1 (6.7)

7 (43.8)

  

Education: >8 years

4 (26.7)

5 (31.3)

0.07

0.778

Civil status: single

13 (86.7)

12 (75.0)

0.67

0.411

Somatic comorbidity

10 (66.7)

13 (81.3)

0.85

0.350

Psychiatric comorbidity

10 (66.7)

14 (93.3)

3.33

0.060

Work major problems

0 (0.0)

7 (46.7)

9.1

0.002

Household major problems

14 (93.3)

13 (81.3)

1.00

0.315

Sexual major problems

12 (80.0)

13 (81.3)

0.00

0.929

Social-leisure major problems

11 (73.3)

12 (75.0)

0.01

0.915

Legal problems

2 (13.3)

6 (37.3)

2.36

0.124

Polyabuse

9 (60.0)

10 (62.5)

0.02

0.886

Past unsuccessful treatments

8 (53.3)

16 (100.0)

9.64

0.001

 

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

T*

 

Age

27 ± 5

30 ± 4

-1.90

0.067

Age at first use, years

18 ± 5

19 ± 5

-0.75

0.463

Age at dependence onset, years

20 ± 5

23 ± 5

-1.09

0.284

Dependence duration, months

53 ± 40

75 ± 46

-1.36

0.186

Age at first treatment, years

22 ± 5

25 ± 4

-1.54

0.136

Heroin PCC

89.16 ± 27.5

83.96 ± 17.9

0.62

0.542

Heroin TEC

21.84 ± 13.9

25.59 ± 15.4

-0.70

0.490

Cocaine PCC

94.16 ± 13.3

85.83 ± 16.3

1.56

0.130

Cocaine TEC

22.88 ± 12.6

23.60 ± 16.5

-0.12

0.902

  1. * Student T-test; PCC = Percent 'clean'; TEC = Total Executed 'Clean'