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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Aug 20.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Dent Assoc. 2017 Apr 27;148(6):377–386. doi: 10.1016/j.adaj.2017.02.054

TABLE 4.

Years of methamphetamine use by age.

AGE MEAN (SD*) TRIMMED MEAN (MOST EXTREME 10% REMOVED) MAXIMUM
35 Y or Younger (n = 110) 5.78 (4.10) 5.3 18.0
Years of smoking methamphetamine 3.69 (3.86) 3.1 17.0
Years of injecting methamphetamine 0.64 (2.02) 0.1 11.5
Years of snorting methamphetamine 1.35 (2.90) 0.6 17.0
Years of other method of using methamphetamine 0.10 (0.70) 0 6.7
36 to 54 Y (n = 410) 10.88 (7.90) 10.0 38.5
Years of smoking methamphetamine 6.51 (6.95) 5.4 33.0
Years of injecting methamphetamine 1.23 (4.20) 0.1 33.3
Years of snorting methamphetamine 2.80 (6.10) 1.2 38.5
Years of other method of using methamphetamine 0.30 (2.53) 0 29.5
55 Y or Older (n = 53) 12.79 (10.40) 11.6 46.8
Years of smoking methamphetamine 7.35 (8.90) 5.9 30.0
Years of injecting methamphetamine 1.90 (5.97) 0.3 38.7
Years of snorting methamphetamine 2.80 (6.40) 1.1 25.0
Years of other method of using methamphetamine 0.80 (4.40) 0 31.0
*

SD: Standard deviation.

Maximum value in sample.