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. 2014 Aug 26;4:6189. doi: 10.1038/srep06189

Table 3. Association between serum testosterone level and methadone-related factors.

  Total (n = 231) Men (n = 131) Women (n = 100)
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.