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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Subst Abuse Treat. 2014 Sep 16;50:3–10. doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2014.09.002

Table 1.

Generalized Estimating Equation (GEE) model of drug-positive hair tests.

Any Drug
OR (95% CI)
Marijuana
OR (95% CI)
Cocaine
OR (95% CI)
Amphetamines
OR (95% CI)
Time (ref= baseline)
 3 months 0.92 (0.67 - 1.27) 0.91 (0.67 - 1.24) 1.02 (0.79 - 1.32) 1.08 (0.61 - 1.91)
 6 months 1.01 (0.70 - 1.45) 1.01 (0.73 - 1.41) 0.92 (0.67 - 1.28) 1.43 (0.80 - 2.55)
 12 months 0.72 (0.49 - 1.04) 0.82 (0.58 - 1.15) 0.83 (0.57 - 1.20) 0.71 (0.33 - 1.55)
Condition (ref= IBI)
 CBI 0.74 (0.47 - 1.18) 0.83 (0.53 - 1.29) 0.88 (0.49 - 1.60) 1.18 (0.52 - 2.66)
Condition × Time
 3 months × CBI 1.12 (.74 – 1.67) 1.13 (0.76 - 1.67) 0.99 (0.69 - 1.43) 1.14 (0.55 - 2.37)
 6 months × CBI 0.95 (0.61 - 1.49) 0.87 (0.57 - 1.33) 0.96 (0.63 - 1.45) 0.78 (0.36 - 1.70)
 12 months × CBI 1.24 (0.75 - 2.07) 1.02 (0.63 - 1.66) 1.01 (0.61 - 1.70) 0.97 (0.34 - 2.75)
Overall Contrasts
 Time Effect (overall change) χ2(3)= 3.91; p= .27 χ2(3)= 2.74; p= .43 χ2(3)= 2.75; p= .43 χ2(3)= 6.25; p= .10
 Condition × Time (differential change by condition) χ2(3)= 1.73; p= .63 χ2(3)= 1.67; p= .65 χ2(3)= 0.07; p= .99 χ2(3)= 1.33; p= .72

Notes: OR= Odds Ratio; CI= Confidence Interval. Due to missing data, for any positive test: n= 334 (1,024 person-time observations); for marijuana n= 332 (1,001 person-time observations); for cocaine n= 334 (1,023 person-time observations); for amphetamines n= 334 (1,022 person-time observations). GEE models failed for opiates due to a very low number of positive tests (<4% at each time point).