Table 5.
Correlates of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorders in respect to various sociodemographic, substance use- and adverse consequences related variables† of the clients by logistic regression analysis
| Variables | Logistic regression | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| RR | 95% CI | P | |
| Age of onset of heroin use | |||
| UV | 0.01 | 0.001, 0.87 | 0.012* |
| MV | 0.005 | 0.003, 0.85 | 0.043* |
| History of overdose (reference number overdose) | |||
| UV | 3.79 | 1.090, 13.22 | 0.036* |
| MV | 2.33 | 0.56, 9.77 | 0.24 |
| Presence of needle/syringe sharing (reference number needle/syringe sharing) | |||
| UV | 0.87 | 0.26, 2.88 | 0.83 |
| MV | 0.34 | 0.02, 5.05 | 0.43 |
| Higher physical health score in MAP | |||
| UV | 6.10 | 0.75, 49.47 | 0.09 |
| MV | 0.50 | 0.04, 6.07 | 0.97 |
| Higher anxiety score in MAP | |||
| UV | 6.18 | 1.35, 21.38 | 0.019* |
| MV | 4.60 | 0.68, 31.18 | 0.116 |
| Higher depression score in MAP | |||
| UV | 31.11 | 2.79, 346.74 | 0.005* |
| MV | 10.38 | 0.52, 206.08 | 0.12 |
| Looked after the dependents (reference not looking after the dependents) | |||
| UV | 2.80 | 1.138, 6.924 | 0.025* |
| MV | 2.83 | 0.98, 8.15 | 0.053 |
*p value <0.05.†Only those variables were subjected to univariate logistic regression analysis which showed association with ADHD in the Chi-square test or in Mann-Whitney U-test. UV – Univariate; MV – Multivariate; RR – Relative risk, CI – Confidence interval; MAP – Maudsley addiction profile; ADHD – Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorders