Table 1.
Baseline Demographic Information (n = 116)
| Variable | Buprenorphine Group (n = 30) Mean (± SD)/n(%) |
Naltrexone Group (n = 86) Mean (± SD)/n(%) |
Comparison (P Value) |
| Age | 34.3 (± 12.1) | 29.3 (± 9.6) | t = 2.25 (0.026)* |
| Male sex | 30 (100%) | 86 (100%) | c2 = 0.00 (1.000) |
| Currently married | 16 (53.3%) | 47 (54.7%) | c2 = 0.02 (0.901) |
| Formally educated | 27 (90.0%) | 75 (87.2%) | c2 = 0.16 (0.686) |
| Currently employed/ student | 20 (66.7%) | 61 (70.9%) | c2 = 0.19 (0.661) |
| Hindu religion | 19 (63.3%) | 66 (76.7%) | c2 = 2.04 (0.153) |
| Living in joint family | 11 (36.7%) | 37 (43.0%) | c2 = 0.37 (0.543) |
| Distance from the center in km | 113.8 (± 138.3) | 129.9 (± 167.1) | U = 1106.5 (0.242) |
| Per-capita monthly income in Indian rupees | 5095 (± 5538) | 8677 (± 9922) | U = 985.5 (0.037)* |
| Presence of additional psychiatric disorder | 6 (20.0%) | 5 (5.8%) | c2 = 5.22 (0.022)* |
| Duration of opioid use in years | 9.5 (± 8.1) | 8.4 (± 6.3) | t = 0.76 (0.447) |
| Duration of current admission in days | 18.3 (± 12.5) | 16.1 (± 6.5) | t = 1.26 (0.209) |
| Previously ever admitted for opioid dependence | 14 (46.7%) | 39 (45.3%) | c2 = 0.03 (0.901) |
| Previously received medical treatment for opioid
dependence Naltrexone Buprenorphine |
19 (73.1%) 7 (26.9%) |
53 (94.6%) 3 (5.4%) |
c2 = 7.71 (0.005)* FE P = 0.010* |
FE: Fisher’s Exact Test, SD: Standard Deviation: * significant at P < 0.05.