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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Nerv Ment Dis. 2014 Sep;202(9):638–646. doi: 10.1097/NMD.0000000000000176

Table 4. Logistic regression results for demographic, injury and trauma correlates of substance use disorders.

Any AOD
Variable Yes (%) Unadjusted OR (95% CI) Adjusted OR (95% CI)
Age
 18-25 31 (36) 1.00 1.00
 25-40 35 (40.7) 0.642 (0.33-1.25) 0.540 (0.23-1.28)
 >40 20 (23.3) 0.550 (0.26-1.16) 0.415 (0.16-1.08)
Gender
 Male 72 (83.7) 1.00 1.00
 Female 14 (16.3) 0.232 (0.12-0.46)* 0.249 (0.11-0.55)*
Race
 Black 43 (50) 1.00
 Coloured 43 (50) 1.265 (0.72-2.23)
 Other 0 0
In a relationship
 Alone 48 (55.8) 1.00
 In a relationship 38 (44.2) 0.82 (0.47-1.44)
Completed high school
 No 62 (72.1) 1.00
 Yes 24 (27.9) 0.689 (0.38-1.27)
Employed
 No 48 (55.8) 1.00
 Yes 38 (44.2) 0.576 (0.33-1.01)
Injury presentation
 Unintentional 27 (31.4) 1.00 1.00
 Intentional 59 (68.6) 2.037 (1.14-3.66)* 0.775 (0.35-1.74)
# prev intentional injuries (med, range) 1, 12 1.195 (1.01-1.41)* 1.176 (0.95-1.46)
Community violence (mean, SD) 6.9, 2.6 1.248 (1.11-1.4)* 1.188 (1.04-1.36)*
Lifetime trauma (THQ)
 None 12 (14) 1.00
 1 to 10 27 (31.4) 0.627 (0.26-1.49)
 11 to 20 22 (25.6) 1.640 (0.63-4.29)
 > 20 25 (29.1) 2.083 (0.8-5.45)
*

p<0.05

substance use disorders includes substance use disorders alone as well as those occurring with another mental disorder