Table 3. Association between serum testosterone level and methadone-related factors.
Total (n = 231) | Men (n = 131) | Women (n = 100) | ||||||||||
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Variable | Estimated β | 95% CI | p | Estimated β | 95% CI | p | Estimated β | 95% CI | p | |||
Age (years) | −0.007 | −0.018 | 0.003 | 0.16 | −0.008 | −0.022 | 0.006 | 0.27 | −0.007 | −0.023 | 0.008 | 0.34 |
Sexe | 1.034 | 0.857 | 1.211 | <0.001a | ||||||||
Age of initial opioid use (years) | 0.001 | −0.009 | 0.011 | 0.83 | −0.001 | −0.015 | 0.014 | 0.90 | 0.004 | −0.011 | 0.018 | 0.64 |
Number of cigarettes per day | 0.003 | −0.005 | 0.011 | 0.45 | 0.011 | 0.000 | 0.021 | 0.05c | −0.011 | −0.024 | 0.002 | 0.09 |
Methadone dose | −0.002 | −0.003 | −0.000 | 0.02c | −0.003 | −0.005 | −0.001 | 0.00b | 0.001 | −0.002 | 0.003 | 0.66 |
Duration on MMTf (months) | 0.000 | −0.002 | 0.003 | 0.89 | 0.002 | −0.002 | 0.006 | 0.37 | −0.002 | −0.005 | 0.002 | 0.28 |
Polysubstance use | 0.125 | −0.064 | 0.314 | 0.19 | 0.101 | −0.18 | 0.382 | 0.48 | 0.244 | −0.004 | 0.493 | 0.05d |
Illicit opioid use | −0.002 | −0.006 | 0.002 | 0.32 | −0.003 | −0.009 | 0.003 | 0.36 | 0.002 | −0.007 | 0.003 | 0.49 |
aSignificant at the p < 0.001 level.
bSignificant at the p < 0.01 level.
cSignificant at the p < 0.05 level.
dShows a trend; p = 0.050–0.099.
eSex values not possible for subgroup analysis by sex.
fMMT: Methadone Maintenance Treatment.