Table 3.
Comparison of sociodemographic and clinical characteristics between psychiatric/addiction service consultation and other medical consultation in first contact
| Parameter | Psychiatric/Addiction related consultation (PAC) (Mean±SD) (n=631) | Other medical consultation (OMC) (Mean±SD) (n=196) | U/χ2/F | df | P | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sociodemographic variables | ||||||||||
| Age in years (n=822) | 33.4±11.9 | 39.8±11.5 | 82213 | 820 | <.001 | |||||
| Education in years (n=820) | 11.1±4.4 | 10±4.4 | 50842.5 | 818 | 0.001 | |||||
| Gender (n=827) | ||||||||||
| Male | 622 (98.6) | 190 (97) | 6.4 | 2 | 0.051 | |||||
| Female | 7 (1.1) | 4 (2) | ||||||||
| Others | 2 (0.3) | 2 (1) | ||||||||
| Indigenous population (n=827) | ||||||||||
| Yes | 96 (15.2) | 18 (9.2) | 4.6 | 1 | 0.03 | |||||
| No/Not known | 535 (84.8) | 178 (90.8) | ||||||||
| Marital status (n=827) | ||||||||||
| Married | 364 (57.7) | 148 (75.5) | 20.1 | 1 | <.001 | |||||
| Not married | 267 (41.7) | 48 (24.5) | ||||||||
| Occupation (n=827) | ||||||||||
| UE/unskilled/household/semiskilled | 257 (40.7) | 81 (41.3) | 0.02 | 1 | 0.88 | |||||
| Others | 374 (59.3) | 115 (58.7) | ||||||||
| Socioeconomic status (n=730) | ||||||||||
| Lower-middle | 30 (5.5) | 14 (7.8) | 2.05 | 3 | 0.56 | |||||
| Middle | 114 (20.7) | 32 (17.8) | ||||||||
| Upper-middle | 367 (66.7) | 123 (68.3) | ||||||||
| Upper | 39 (7.1) | 11 (6.1) | ||||||||
| Locality (n=811) | ||||||||||
| Rural | 295 (47.5) | 113 (59.5) | 8.3 | 1 | 0.004 | |||||
| Urban | 326 (52.5) | 77 (40.5) | ||||||||
| Clinical variables | ||||||||||
| Duration of use in months (n=814) | 118.1±117.6 | 170.6±118.5 | 78635 | 812 | <.001 | |||||
| Duration of dependence in months (n=792) | 81.1±93.1 | 112.1±84.5 | 76644 | 790 | <.001 | |||||
| Primary substance (n=827) | ||||||||||
| Alcohol | 176 (27.9) | 140 (71.4)† | 121 | 2 | <.001 | |||||
| Opioid | 412 (65.3)* | 47 (24) | ||||||||
| Others | 43 (6.8) | 9 (4.6) | ||||||||
| Secondary substance (n=504) | ||||||||||
| Tobacco | 255 (66.4) | 101 (84.2)‡ | 15.3 | 3 | 0.002 | |||||
| Cannabis | 79 (20.6)§ | 9 (7.5) | ||||||||
| Alcohol | 37 (9.6) | 6 (5) | ||||||||
| Others | 13 (3.4) | 4 (3.3) | ||||||||
| Medical comorbidity (n=827) | ||||||||||
| Absent | 552 (87.5) | 128 (65.3) | 50.3 | 1 | < 0.001 | |||||
| Present | 79 (12.5) | 92 (34.7) | ||||||||
| HCV seropositivity (n=827) | ||||||||||
| Absent | 613 (97.1) | 193 (98.5) | 1.1 | 1 | 0.44 | |||||
| Present | 18 (2.9) | 3 (1.5) | ||||||||
| First symptom profile | ||||||||||
| Compulsion (n=808) | ||||||||||
| Yes | 381 (61.7) | 88 (46.3) | 14 | 1 | <.001 | |||||
| No | 237 (38.3) | 102 (53.7) | ||||||||
| Tolerance (n=808) | ||||||||||
| Yes | 125 (20.2) | 48 (25.3) | 2.2 | 1 | 0.14 | |||||
| No | 493 (79.8) | 142 (74.7) | ||||||||
| Withdrawal (n=808) | ||||||||||
| Yes | 101 (16.3) | 67 (35.3) | 31.6 | 1 | < 0.001 | |||||
| No | 517 (83.7) | 123 (64.7) | ||||||||
| Loss of control (n=808) | ||||||||||
| Yes | 83 (13.4) | 46 (24.2) | 12.6 | 1 | 0.001 | |||||
| No | 535 (86.6) | 144 (75.8) | ||||||||
| Neglect (n=808) | ||||||||||
| Yes | 9 (1.5) | 6 (3.2) | 2.3 | 1 | 0.13 | |||||
| No | 609 (98.5) | 184 (96.8) | ||||||||
| Use despite harm (n=808) | ||||||||||
| Yes | 12 (1.9) | 20 (10.5) | 28.2 | 1 | <.001 | |||||
| No | 606 (98.1) | 170 (89.5) | ||||||||
| How long ago did the first contact occur (weeks) (n=800) | 55.9±102.2 | 166.3±220.7 | 86087 | 798 | <.001 | |||||
| First Symptom first contact interval (weeks) (n=798) | 283.8±397.7 | 308.7±368.3 | 59801 | 796 | 0.56 |
*Standardised adjusted residual=10. †Standardised adjusted residual=11. ‡Standardised adjusted residual=3.7. §Standardised adjusted residual=3.3