TABLE 3.
Comparisons between the MTP* and NHANES III† participants overall and by propensity score group, in P values.
| CHARACTERISTIC | PARTICIPANT GROUP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entire Sample (n = 7,880) |
Group 1 (n = 4,112) |
Group 2 (n = 1,877) |
Group 3 (n = 962) |
Group 4 (n = 583) |
Group 5 (n = 186) |
Group 6 (n = 160) |
|
| Age | < .001‡ | .835 | .049‡ | .146 | .088 | .673 | .106 |
| Last Visit to a Dentist | .406 | .83 | .235 | .202 | .124 | < .001‡ | .782 |
| Time at Current Address | < .001‡ | .962 | .803 | .419 | .49 | .751 | .736 |
| Weight | < .001‡ | .967 | .314 | .711 | .419 | .679 | .607 |
| Height | .051‡ | .73 | .314 | .732 | .432 | .203 | .625 |
| Sex | .004‡ | .942 | .167 | .766 | .594 | .421 | .322 |
| Race or Ethnicity | .013 | .569 | .536 | .815 | .439 | .866 | .159 |
| Marital Status | < .001‡ | .539 | .531 | .982 | .933 | .067 | .038 |
| Self-Rated Health | .002‡ | .763 | .278 | .658 | .75 | .529 | .651 |
| Household Income | < .001‡ | .635 | .95 | .473 | .181 | .846 | .725 |
| Last Visit to a Physician | .166 | .315 | .209 | .859 | .978 | .152 | .964 |
| Nights in Hospital | .853 | .901 | .267 | .089 | .358 | .796 | .862 |
| Education Level | < .001‡ | .461 | .62 | .515 | .909 | .346 | .399 |
*
MTP: Methamphetamine Treatment Project.
†
NHANES III: Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
‡
Indicates a statistically significant difference at the α = .05 level.