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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Feb 16.
Published in final edited form as: Subst Abus. 2009 Oct-Dec;30(4):295–305. doi: 10.1080/08897070903250084

TABLE 2.

Generalized Estimating Equations Models Evaluating Treatment Effects on Main and Process Outcomes

AOD use (N = 163)

Predictors IRR CI (95%) z P
t .10 .05–.24 −5.31 <.001
t2 1.80 1.42–2.27 4.86 <.001
Total treatment hrs 1.00 .97–1.03 −.04 .97
Race 1.02 .76–1.36 .10 .92
Treatment .92 .67–1.25 −.54 .59
t × treatment .14 .03–.70 −2.40 .02
t2 × treatment 1.91 1.16–3.15 2.55 .01
Craving (N = 166)
Predictors Exp(B) CI (95%) z P
t 1.06 .76–1.47 .35 .73
t2 .95 .86–1.07 −.83 .41
Total treatment hours .99 .97–1.01 −1.34 .18
Race 1.55 1.24–1.94 3.84 <.001
Treatment .84 .66–1.06 −1.46 .14
t × treatment .68 .49–.95 −2.27 .02
t2 × treatment 1.13 1.01–1.26 2.21 .03
Acceptance (N = 163)
Predictors β CI (95%) z P
t .03 −.26, .32 0.21 .84
t2 .06 −.25, .36 0.36 .72
Total treatment hours −.05 −.18, .08 −.71 .48
Race −.05 −.21, .10 −0.68 .50
Treatment .03 −.14, .20 0.35 .73
t × treatment .44 .01, .87 2.00 .045
t2 × treatment −.40 −.80, −.01 −1.98 .047
Acting with awareness (N =165)
Predictors β CI (95%) z P
t −.48 −.85, −.11 −2.53 .01
t2 .52 .10, .93 2.44 .02
Total treatment hours −.03 −.20, .13 −0.40 .69
Race −.09 −.23, .06 −1.18 .24
Treatment −.09 −.27, .09 −1.03 .30
t × treatment .67 .15, 1.18 2.54 .01
t2 × treatment −.61 −1.11, −.11 −2.43 .02

Note. For all models: t = linear time predictor (0 = baseline; 1 = posttest; 2 = 2-month follow-up; 3 = 4-month follow-up); t2 = quadratic time predictor. IRR = incident rate ratio or the rate of increase/decrease outcome variable based on a one-unit change in the predictor, where IRR values greater than 1 indicate rate increases, and values less than 1 indicate rate decreases. Exp(B) = exponentiated gamma-log coefficient (values less than 1 represent inverse associations; values greater than 1 represent positive associations). β = standardized regression coefficient (negative values represent inverse associations; positive values represent positive associations). SE = bootstrapped standard error. CI (95%) = 95% confidence intervals. The treatment variable was dummy coded with MBRP treatment group = 1, TAU = 0. Self-reported race was dummy coded with 1 = White, 0 = non-White.

For alcohol and other drug use (AOD) model: An additional series of post hoc, cross-sectional, Poisson regressions tested treatment differences at each time point. The MBRP group reported significantly lower AOD use at both post-intervention (IRR = .02, P < .001) and 2 months post-intervention (IRR = .39, P < .001); however, this difference was reduced to nonsignificant at 4 months post-intervention (IRR = 1.11, P = .21).