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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Subst Abuse Treat. 2021 Dec 24;137:108713. doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2021.108713

Table 2.

Social network characteristics by drug use reduction program engagement at 1 year (n=176)

Total (n=176) Disengaged
from drug
use
reduction
program
(n=77)
Remained
engaged in
drug use
reduction
program
(n=99)
Mean (SD)
range
N (%) N (%) UOR
(95%CI)
AOR (95%
CI)1
Network Dynamics, mean (std) range
TO network size 4.7 (3.0) 1-18 4.5 (3.1) 4.9 (2.9) 1.0 (0.9-1.2) NA
T2 network size 6.0 (3.3) 1-18 5.4 (3.2) 6.6 (3.3) 1.1 (1.0-1.2) * 1.1 (1.0-1.3) *
Change in network size 1.3 (3.2) −9-15 0.9 (3.1) 1.7 (3.2) 1.1 (1.0-1.2) + 1.1 (1.0-1.2) +
TO Density 0.7 (0.3) 0-1 0.7 (0.4) 0.7 (0.3) 1.2 (0.5-3.1) --
T2 Density 0.7 (0.3) 0-1 0.7 (0.3) 0.7 (0.3) 0.4 (0.1-1.6) --
Change in density 0.02 (0.0) −1-1 0.06 (0.4) −0.01 (3.1) 0.6 (0.2-1.5) --
Duration of network relationship at follow-up, in years
 Overall 24.1 (11.8) 1.0-65 25.5 (10.76) 23.1 (12.6) 1.0 (1.0-1.0) --
 Drug 13.5 (13.4) 0.3-51 16.6 (13.3) 11.8 (11.3) 1.0 (1.0-1.0) --
 Intimate partner 14.5 (12.2) 0.3-56 13.1 (10.7) 15.4 (13.0) 1.0 (1.0-1.0) --
 Non-kin 13.3 (10.8) 0.3-56 13.6 (12.9) 13.1 (13.8) 1.0 (1.0-1.0) --
 Kin 39.6 (13.0) 1-66 38.9 (11.6) 40.2 (14.0) 1.0 (1.0-1.1) --
Average Movement out of networks
 Total drug dropped 0.5 (0.9) 0-5 0.5 (0.8) 0.6 (1.0) 1.1 (0.8-1.5) 1.2 (0.9-1.7)
 Total intimate partner dropped 0.6 (1.2) 0-10 0.7 (1.5) 0.5 (1.0) 0.9 (0.7-1.1) 0.9 (0.7-1.2)
 Total non-kin dropped 0.8 (1.3) 0-7 0.6 (0.9) 0.9 (1.5) 1.2 (1.0-1.5) + 1.3 (1.0-1.7) *
 Total kin dropped 0.2 (0.6) 0-4 0.2 (0.6) 0.3 (0.7) 1.0 (0.7-1.7) 1.0 (0.6-1.6)
Average Retention within networks
 Total drug retained 0.4 (0.6) 0-3 0.3 (0.6) 0.5 (0.7) 1.7 (0.9-3.0) + 1.6 (0.9-2.8)
 Total intimate partner retained 0.7 (0.8) 0-7 0.6 (0.5) 0.8 (0.9) 2.0 (1.2-3.4) * 2.1 (1.2-3.8) *
 Total non-kin retained 1.0 (1.4) 0-6 0.9 (1.5) 1.1 (1.3) 1.1 (0.9-1.4) 1.1 (0.9-1.5)
 Total kin retained 1.5 (1.4) 0-6 1.5 (1.5) 1.5 (1.2) 1.0 (0.8-1.3) 1.0 (0.8-1.2)
Average Additions to networks
 Total drug added 0.5 (1.1) 0-9 0.4 (0.8) 0.6 (1.3) 1.2 (0.9-1.5) 1.1 (0.8-1.5)
 Total intimate partner added 0.3 (0.6) 0-2 0.3 (0.1) 0.3 (0.6) 1.2 (0.7-1.9) 1.2 (0.7-2.1)
 Total non-kin added 1.5 (1.9) 0-10 1.0 (1.4) 1.9 (2.2) 1.4 (1.1-1.7) * 1.4 (1.1-1.7) *
 Total kin added 1.0 (1.4) 0-8 1.0 (1.4) 0.9 (1.4) 1.0 (0.8-1.2) 1.0 (0.8-1.2)
1

Each separate multivariable model adjust for respondent baseline network size, gender, age, insurance, relationship status and depression

+

p<0.10

*

p<0.05

**

p<0.01