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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Feb 26.
Published in final edited form as: Subst Abus. 2021 Sep 29;43(1):564–572. doi: 10.1080/08897077.2021.1975868

Table 2.

Characteristics of patient participants

Overall (n=79) SO (n=42) SUSIT (n=37) p-value1
Characteristic N (%) N (%) N (%)
Clinic type 0.163
Primary care 31 (39.2) 20 (47.6) 11 (29.7)
HIV 48 (60.8) 22 (52.4) 26 (70.3)
Gender 0.006
Male 60 (75.9) 27 (64.3) 33 (89.2)
Female 18 (22.8) 15 (35.7) 3 (8.1)
Other 1 (1.3) 0 (0.0) 1 (2.7)
Age 0.814
Mean (SD) 45.4 (13.4) 45.7 (13.8) 45.0 (13.1)
Median [Min, Max] 44.0 [20.0, 73.0] 45.0 [20.0, 70.0] 43.5 [24.0, 73.0]
Race/Ethnicity 0.992
Black 24 (30.4) 12 (28.6) 12 (32.4)
White 15 (19.0) 7 (16.7) 8 (21.6)
Asian 1 (1.3) 1 (2.4) 0 (0.0)
Hispanic/Latinx 28 (35.4) 15 (35.7) 13 (35.1)
Other 6 (7.6) 3 (7.1) 3 (8.1)
Missing/Refused 5 (6.3) 4 (9.5) 1 (2.7)
Education 0.166
High school or less 31 (39.2) 13 (31.0) 18 (48.6)
More than high school 48 (60.8) 29 (69.0) 19 (51.4)
Mental health
Anxiety (GAD score ≥9) 15 (19.0) 10 (23.8) 5 (13.5) 0.268
Depression (PHQ-8 score ≥9)2 17 (21.5) 11 (26.2) 6 (16.2) 0.345
Moderate-risk Substance Use 3
Tobacco 35 (44.3) 22 (52.4) 13 (35.1) 0.189
Alcohol 17 (21.5) 10 (23.8) 7 (18.9) 0.800
Marijuana 73 (92.4) 38 (90.5) 35 (94.6) 0.792
Inhalants 13 (16.4) 3 (7.1) 10 (27.0) 0.031
Cocaine 12 (15.2) 6 (14.3) 6 (16.2) 1.000
Hallucinogens 10 (12.7) 5 (11.9) 5 (13.5) 1.000
Prescription sedatives 10 (12.7) 5 (11.9) 5 (13.5) 1.000
Methamphetamine 8 (10.1) 3 (7.1) 5 (13.5) 0.463
Prescription stimulants 5 (6.3) 1 (2.4) 4(10.8) 0.182
Heroin 3 (3.8) 3 (7.1) 0 (0) 0.243
Prescription Opioids 3 (3.8) 2 (4.8) 1 (2.7) 1.000
>1 drug (excluding tobacco and alcohol) 30 (38.0) 14 (33.3) 16 (43.2) 0.501
Drug of Most Concern (DOMC) 0.271
Marijuana 54 (68.4) 31 (73.8) 23 (62.2)
Cocaine 7 (8.9) 3 (7.1) 4 (10.8)
Methamphetamine 6 (7.6) 2 (4.8) 4 (10.8)
Heroin 3 (3.8) 3 (7.1) 0 (0.0)
Hallucinogens 4 (5.1) 1 (2.4) 3 (8.1)
Inhalants 4 (5.1) 1 (2.4) 3 (8.1)
Sedatives or sleeping pills 1 (1.3) 1 (2.4) 0 (0.0)
DOMC Marijuana or Other Drug Type 0.335
Marijuana 54 (68.4) 31 (73.8) 23 (62.2)
Other 25 (31.6) 11 (26.2) 14 (37.8)
Current Problem Use (SIP)
Alcohol 21 (26.6) 12 (28.6) 9 (24.3) 0.800
Drugs 43 (54.4) 20 (47.6) 23 (62.2) 0.285
1

P-value compares the SO vs. SUSIT group; P<0.05 shown in bold

2

Assessment missing for one participant

3

Sums to greater than 100% because some participants had moderate risk of using multiple substances