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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Subst Abus. 2021 Jul 20;43(1):531–538. doi: 10.1080/08897077.2021.1949777

Table 4.

Comparisons among Latent Profiles on Current Substance Use Outcomes

Latent Profile
Class 1
(n = 101)
M (SD)
Class 2
(n = 33)
M (SD)
Class 3
(n = 343)
M (SD)
Class 4
(n = 30)
M (SD)
Differences
Frequency of Individual Substances
Alcohol 6.53 (0.33) 5.13 (2.38) 6.59 (1.33) 5.63 (2.04) 2 < 1,3,4
Cannabis 6.35 (1.82) 3.37 (2.57) 6.49 (1.66) 4.93 (2.80) 2 < 1,3,4
Tobacco 6.39 (1.95) 6.48 (1.65) 6.62 (1.48) 6.37 (1.88) 1 < 2,4; 3 < 2,4
Frequency of Simultaneous Substance Use
Alcohol + Cannabis 3.04 (1.25) 2.68 (1.47) 3.66 (0.98) 2.72 (1.41) 1,2,4 < 3
Alcohol + Tobacco 2.12 (1.24) 3.77 (1.65) 2.37 (1.35) 3.41 (1.21) 1 < 2,3,4; 3 < 2,4
Cannabis + Tobacco 2.47 (1.30) 2.77 (1.80) 2.23 (1.28) 2.82 (1.33) 1 < 2; 3 < 2,4
Other Health Outcomes
Other Substance Use 5.46 (1.43) 2.208 (1.86) 5.50 (1.41) 4.25 (2.15) 2 < 1,3,4
Psychological Distress 43.44 (9.04) 27.93 (16.30) 44.13 (11.41) 37.90 (18.21) 2 < 1,3,4

Note. Class 1 = Earliest AO for Alcohol; Class 2 = Latest AO of Substances; Class 3 = Late AO of Substances; Class 4 = Earliest AO for Cannabis and Tobacco; M = mean; SD = standard deviation.