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. 2023 Jun;10(6):414–425. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(23)00110-4

Table 4.

Fixed-effects logistic regression analysis of stressful life events and risk of relapse

Any stressful life events: risk of relapse (unadjusted; n=222)
Any stressful life events: risk of relapse (with covariates; n=222)
Number of stressful life events: risk of relapse (unadjusted; n=222)
Number of stressful life events: risk of relapse (with covariates; n=222)
OR (95% CI) p value OR (95% CI) p value OR (95% CI) p value OR (95% CI) p value
Any stressful life events before first relapse
No .. .. 1 (ref) .. .. .. .. ..
Yes 4·33 (2·00–9·37) 0·0002 3·82 (1·82–8·00) 0·0004 .. .. .. ..
Number of stressful life events before first relapse .. .. .. .. 1·75 (1·25–2·44) 0·0010 1·62 (1·18–2·21) 0·0028
Cannabis use
Former or never .. .. 1 (ref) .. .. .. 1 (ref) ..
Intermittent .. .. 1·71 (0·62–4·71) 0·30 .. .. 1·65 (0·60–4·57) 0·33
Continued .. .. 2·35 (1·25–4·39) 0·0076 .. .. 2·23 (1·19–4·16) 0·012
Other drug use
Non-use .. .. 1 (ref) .. .. .. 1 (ref) ..
Experimental .. .. 0·41 (0·11–1·57) 0·19 .. .. 0·39 (0·10–1·51) 0·17
Regular .. .. 1·69 (0·76–3·77) 0·20 .. .. 1·73 (0·78–3·87) 0·18
Medication adherence
Regular compliance .. .. 1 (ref) .. .. .. 1 (ref) ..
Irregular compliance .. .. 1·72 (0·93–3·17) 0·082 .. .. 1·86 (1·01–3·42) 0·046
Poor compliance .. .. 4·11 (1·89–8·94) 0·0004 .. .. 4·12 (1·89–8·99) 0·0004

These analyses compare the period when an individual was exposed to stressful life events with the period when the same individual was not exposed to stressful life events. ORs adjusted for covariates take into account time-varying factors: medication adherence, cannabis use pattern, and other drug use. OR=odds ratio.