Table 1.
Demographic and drug use characteristics between groups of subjects with and without MA craving.
Characteristic (Mean ± SD) | Subjects with MA craving (n = 78) | Subjects without MA craving(n = 64) | P-value |
---|---|---|---|
Demographics | |||
Age (years) | 29.0 ± 5.17 | 29.4 ± 5.91 | 0.64* |
Education (years) | 11.8 ± 2.63 | 11.6 ± 2.58 | 0.70* |
Male/Female, No. | 68/10 | 56/8 | 0.95# |
MA Use and smoking characteristic | |||
Craving scores | 2.4 ± 2.61 | 0 | |
Age of first MA use (years) | 23.7 ± 7.10 | 24.4 ± 6.21 | 0.39* |
Smoking duration (years) | 11.5 ± 4.78 | 11.8 ± 6.45 | 0.71* |
Cigarettes smoked per day | 20.5 ± 10.04 | 19.0 ± 10.39 | 0.38* |
Indicates p-values for Chi-squared test.
Indicates p-values for two-sample t-tests.
SD, standard deviation.