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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Addiction. 2020 Sep 14;116(5):1101–1112. doi: 10.1111/add.15225

Table 3.

Latent Class Contrasts

Contrast
Persistent Rx Misuse vs. Desistant Cannabis Use Persistent Polydrug Use vs. Desistant Party Drug Use Persistent Polydrug Use vs. Persistent Rx Misuse
Reference Category Desistant Cannabis Use Desistant Party Drug Use Persistent Rx Misuse
Demographics Adjusted OR (95% CI) Adjusted OR (95% CI) Adjusted OR (95% CI)
 Sex 0.14 (0.09–0.20) 2.07 (1.45–2.97) 6.28 (3.61–10.91)
 Marital status 0.98 (0.68–1.43) 3.48 (2.20–5.50) 7.80 (4.34–14.04)
 Education 0.98 (0.86–1.11) 0.86 (0.76–0.97)* 0.86 (0.72–1.02)
Lifetime Drugs Used Adjusted OR (95% CI) Adjusted OR (95% CI) Adjusted OR (95% CI)
5.06 (3.84–6.66) 7.34 (5.44–9.90) 14.30 (6.95–29.43)
Age of First Use Adjusted OR (95% CI) Adjusted OR (95% CI) Adjusted OR (95% CI)
 Alcohol 1.01 (0.91–1.13) 0.86 (0.78–0.95)** 0.82 (0.71–0.95)*
 Nicotine 0.99 (0.93–1.05) 0.97 (0.87–1.03) 0.99 (0.91–1.06)
 Cannabis 0.99 (0.93–1.06) 0.88 (0.82–0.96)** 0.83 (0.75–0.92)**
Opportunity to Use Adjusted OR (95% CI) Adjusted OR (95% CI) Adjusted OR (95% CI)
 Cannabis 0.04 (0.01–0.16) - -
 Stimulants 0.58 (0.36–0.94)* 2.46 (0.51–11.93) 16.28 (1.58–168.02)*
 Cocaine/Crack 0.66 (0.37–1.17) 2.54 (1.26–5.14)* 66.06 (13.54–322.19)
 Hallucinogens 0.34 (0.19–0.60)*** 2.34 (1.17–4.67)* 34.51 (8.26–144.27)
 Opioids 39.61 (23.29–67.39) 3.08 (1.86–5.10) 0.24 (0.06–0.98)*
 Sedatives 3.35 (1.86–6.01) 4.26 (2.64–6.88) 10.66 (2.59–43.84)**
 Inhalants 0.55 (0.28–1.07) 4.29 (2.65–6.95) 22.48 (6.13–82.45)
 Dissociatives 0.29 (0.06–1.57) 5.53 (3.43–8.89) -
 Solvents 0.47 (0.20–1.12) 1.54 (0.85–2.77) 1.69 (0.37–7.61)
Perceived Peer Drug Use Adjusted OR (95% CI) Adjusted OR (95% CI) Adjusted OR (95% CI)
 Male Friends 0.37 (0.19–0.72)** 7.15 (2.84–18.01) 9.20 (6.98–57.31)
Female Friends 1.45 (0.69–3.03) 3.94 (2.30–6.75) 4.66 (1.82–11.96)***
Coworkers 1.97 (0.64–6.03) 2.78 (1.37–5.58)** 6.68 (1.50–28.83)*
Lifetime Use Disorder Adjusted OR (95% CI) Adjusted OR (95% CI) Adjusted OR (95% CI)
 Alcohol 0.68 (0.49–0.95)* 1.15 (0.73–1.81) 1.73 (0.89–3.38)
 Nicotine 1.16 (0.83–1.64) 1.04 (0.69–1.57) 1.21 (0.63–2.31)
 Cannabis 1.04 (0.65–1.66) 1.62 (1.05–2.48)* 6.14 (23.13–12.07)
 Stimulants - 3.95 (2.64–5.89) 28.01 (11.82–66.37)
 Cocaine/Crack - 2.78 (1.37–5.61)** -
 Hallucinogens - 2.51 (1.37–4.60)** -
 Opioids - 2.55 (1.22–5.31)* 2.96 (0.71–12.32)
 Sedatives - 3.18 (1.27–7.97)* 1.06 (0.22–5.23 )
Psychiatric Symptoms Adjusted OR (95% CI) Adjusted OR (95% CI) Adjusted OR (95% CI)
 ADHD 0.80 (0.38–1.70) 1.00 (0.53–1.89) 1.06 (0.46–2.44)
 Conduct Disorder 1.08 (0.60–1.92) 1.50 (0.95–2.37) 2.40 (1.25–4.62)**
 ASPD 1.85 (0.77–4.47) 3.27 (1.76–6.10)*** 1.75 (0.74–4.12)
 Depressive Episode 2.38 (1.62–3.48) 0.99 (0.66–1.49) 0.53 (0.32–0.87)*
 Suicidal Ideation 1.30 (0.87–1.94) 1.98 (1.34–2.91)** 1.60 (0.96–2.66)
 Suicide Attempt 2.31 (1.13–4.75)* 0.78 (0.42–1.45) 0.80 (0.37–1.74)

Note. Predictor reference categories: sex=female, marital status=married, opportunity to use=no, use disorder=not present; psychiatric symptoms=not present; ADHD=attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder; ASPD=antisocial personality disorder; dash (–) indicates at least one cell N being too low to accurately estimate contrast (N=0–5); Bonferroni-corrected p=.0002; bold indicates significance, p≤.0001 unless noted;

***

p≤.0005,

**

p≤.005,

*

p<.05.