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. 2022 Oct 19;29(1):80. doi: 10.1186/s43045-022-00246-5

Table 5.

Predictors of relapse among both groups (relapsed and abstinent), with regard to ASI

Relapsed group Abstinent group Test of significance
N=76 (50.7%) N=74 (49.3%) Test p value Sig.
ASI- Medical No problem 0 (0%) 1 (1.35%) Fisher’s Exact test 0.522 NS
Slight problem 43 (56.58%) 42 (56.76%)
Moderate problem, some ttt indicated 6 (7.89%) 9 (12.16%)
Considerable problem, ttt necessary 2 (2.63%) 0 (0%)
Extreme problem, ttt absolutely necessary 25 (32.89%) 22 (29.73%)
ASI –Legal No problem 39 (51.32%) a 56 (75.68%) b X2= 12.525 0.014 S
Slight problem 3 (3.95%) a 1 (1.35%) a
Moderate problem, some ttt indicated 6 (7.89%) a 5 (6.76%) a
Considerable problem, ttt necessary 9 (11.84%) a 7 (9.46%) a
Extreme problem, ttt absolutely necessary 19 (25%) a 5 (6.76%) b
ASI –occupational No problem 0 (0%) 1 (1.35%) Fisher’s Exact test 0.475 NS
Slight problem 0 (0%) 1 (1.35%)
Moderate problem, some ttt indicated 13 (17.11%) 15 (20.27%)
Considerable problem, ttt necessary 26 (34.21%) 29 (39.19%)
Extreme problem, ttt absolutely necessary 37 (48.68%) 28 (37.84%)
ASI-Substance Moderate problem, some ttt indicated 1 (1.32%) a 5 (6.76%) a Fisher’s Exact test 0.023 S
Considerable problem, ttt necessary 30 (39.47%) a 40 (54.05%) a
Extreme problem, ttt absolutely necessary 45 (59.21%) a 29 (39.19%) b
ASI-social Moderate problem, some ttt indicated 13 (17.11%) a 26 (35.14%) b X2= 6.335 0.042 S
Considerable problem, ttt necessary 50 (65.79%) a 38 (51.35%) a
Extreme problem, ttt absolutely necessary 13 (17.11%) a 10 (13.51%) a
ASI-Psychiatric No problem 0 (0%) 1 (1.35%) Fisher’s Exact test 0.208 NS
Slight problem 35 (46.05%) 43 (58.11%)
Moderate problem, some ttt indicated 31 (40.79%) 20 (27.03%)
Considerable problem, ttt necessary 10 (13.16%) 10 (13.51%)

P value > 0.05: significant; S significant, NS non-significant, N number, ASI addiction severity index, ttt treatment

Each superscript letter (a and b) denotes a subset of Group categories whose column proportions do not differ significantly from each other at the .05 level