Table 2.
Comparison of Main Demographics and Health History Between BZD Users and Non-Users in the Methadone programs
| Variables |
Non-Users (n ≤ 101) |
BZN-Users (n ≤ 90) |
p ≤ a |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | |||
| % female | 40.4% | 48.1% | .442 |
| Mean age (SD) | 47.5 (7.1) | 45.4 (10.3) | .107 |
| % of White/Caucasian | 11.1% | 35.3% | .001 |
| % of Single (never married) | 53.5% | 42.7% | .369 |
| Religiosity (1--10 scale) | 7.12 (1.9) | 6.17 (2.3) | .003 |
| Health Issues | |||
| General Health Status | |||
| ➤ Poor ➤ Ok, but below average ➤ Fair ➤ Good ➤ Excellent |
7.1 11.1 33.3 45.5 3.0 |
1.1 26.1 37.5 31.8 3.4 |
.017 |
| % had chronic medical problems | 36.7% | 47.5% | .153 |
| % ever had prescribed med for mental Or emotional problems | 21.6% | 40.0% | .007 |
| % have had anxiety or sleeping problems before starting use of opiates/heroin | 36.8% | 61.2% | .005 |
| % have had anxiety or sleeping problems before entering methadone program | 48.4% | 78.3% | .001 |
| Age of onset into alcohol use | 16.5 (6.5) | 14.9 (4.6) | .073 |
| Age of onset into opiate/heroin use | 23.5 (7.7) | 21.7 (7.5) | .120 |
| Age first admitted to a methadone program | 37.1 (15.3) | 35.3 (11.3) | .387 |
| # of days with mental or emotional problems In the past 30 days | 6.28 (9.9) | 10.4 (11.6) | .048 |
| Psychological Measurements | |||
| Anxiety sensitivity - physical score | 7.94 (6.1) | 8.96 (5.4) | .231 |
| Anxiety sensitivity - cognitive score | 4.68 (5.4) | 6.54 (5.4) | .020 |
| Anxiety sensitivity - social score | 5.78 (5.2) | 6.98 (5.1) | .115 |
| Anxiety sensitivity - Total score | 18.4 (15.1) | 22.4 (13.7) | .058 |
| Perceived Stress Scale | 15.6 (8.2) | 18.6 (7.4) | .011 |
| CES Depression scale | 37.8 (10.4) | 42.7 (8.5) | .001 |
| Spielberg Anxiety State score | 40.9 (11.6) | 44.4 (10.6) | .036 |
a. P values are from chi-square test for categorical variables in contingency table, and F test continuous variables in ANOVA.