Variable | IA | VA | P-value |
---|---|---|---|
Age, years, mean (SD) | 28.52 (10.6) | 30.43 (8.6) | 0.177 |
Female, n (%) | 35 (27.1) | 31 (49) | 0.002 |
Education | |||
Years in primary school and high school, mean (SD) | 10.58 (1.4) | 10.63 (1.6) | 0.848 |
Years in college and university, mean (SD) | 0.28 (0.9) | 0.18 (0.8) | 0.442 |
Sources of financial supporta, b | |||
Employment, n (%) | 6 (10) | 21 (17) | 0.236 |
Public welfare benefits, n (%) | 57 (95) | 109 (86) | 0.064 |
Partner, family, or friends, n (%) | 17 (29) | 37 (30) | 0.916 |
Illegal activity, n (%) | 23 (40) | 45 (37) | 0.691 |
Living arrangementb | |||
With partner, n (%) | 7 (12) | 11 (9) | 0.512 |
Alone, n (%) | 30 (52) | 57 (46) | 0.499 |
With family, n (%) | 9 (16) | 25 (20) | 0.440 |
No stable arrangements, n (%) | 9 (16) | 15 (12) | 0.539 |
In a controlled environment, n (%) | 2 (3) | 15 (12) | 0.060 |
Treated by a physician for somatic diseasesb, n (%) | 23 (43) | 27 (23) | 0.015 |
Injecting illicit drugb, n (%) | 42 (71) | 58 (46) | 0.001 |
Alcoholic delirium tremensc, n (%) | 8 (14) | 15 (12) | 0.731 |
Overdoses on drugsc, n (%) | 40 (70) | 61 (50) | 0.010 |
Suicide attemptsc, n (%) | 21 (36) | 69 (56) | 0.015 |
Mental stress score | |||
SCL-90-R GSI, mean (SD) | 1.00 (0.7) | 1.31 (0.7) | 0.004 |
Number of patients | 63 | 129 |