Table 2.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the sensitivity-psychoticism dominant groups according to treatment
| 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 |
* Student T-test; PCC = Percent 'clean'; TEC = Total Executed 'Clean'