Table 3 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the violence-suicide dominant groups according to treatment
| Â | Buprenorphine (N = 19) | Methadone, (N = 20) | Â | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | N (%) | N (%) | χ2 |  |
Gender (males) | 18 (94.7) | 12 (60.0) | 6.62 | 0.01 |
Work: | Â | Â | 3.56 | 0.313 |
   Student | 3 (15.8) | 0 (0.0) |  |  |
   Blue collar | 4 (21.1) | 4 (20.0) |  |  |
   White collar | 7 (36.8) | 9 (45.0) |  |  |
   Unemployed | 5 (26.3) | 7 (35.0) |  |  |
Education: >8 years | 8 (42.1) | 11 (55.0) | 0.64 | 0.42 |
Civil status: single | 11 (57.9) | 9 (45.0) | 0.64 | 0.42 |
Somatic comorbidity | 11 (57.9) | 12 (60.0) | 0.01 | 0.893 |
Psychiatric comorbidity | 14 (77.8) | 16 (84.2) | 0.24 | 0.617 |
Work major problems | 5 (26.3) | 8 (42.1) | 1.05 | 0.304 |
Household major problems | 17 (89.5) | 17 (89.5) | 0 | 1 |
Sexual major problems | 17 (89.5) | 17 (94.4) | 0.3 | 0.579 |
Social-leisure major problems | 16 (84.2) | 8 (42.1) | 7.23 | 0.007 |
Legal problems | 7 (36.8) | 7 (35.0) | 0.01 | 0.904 |
Polyabuse | 11 (57.9) | 15 (75.0) | 1.28 | 0.257 |
Past unsuccessful treatments | 14 (73.7) | 18 (90.0) | 1.76 | 0.184 |
|  | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | T* |  |
Age | 28 ± 7 | 30 ± 6 | -1.13 | 0.264 |
Age at first use, years | 16 ± 2 | 18 ± 4 | -1.79 | 0.082 |
Age at dependence onset, years | 18 ± 2 | 20 ± 4 | -1.62 | 0.116 |
Dependence duration, months | 81 ± 67 | 124 ± 94 | -1.63 | 0.112 |
Age at first treatment, years | 21 ± 3 | 24 ± 4 | -1.91 | 0.065 |
Heroin PCC | 92.74 ± 10.7 | 80.52 ± 27.7 | 1.83 | 0.079 |
Heroin TEC | 30.60 ± 19.2 | 30.58 ± 27.7 | 0 | 0.998 |
Cocaine PCC | 87.23 ± 24.8 | 86.62 ± 19.6 | 0.08 | 0.933 |
Cocaine TEC | 30.38 ± 24.3 | 34.06 ± 29.4 | -0.4 | 0.691 |