Table 1 The clinical characteristics, demographic information, and lifestyle of the studied patients with methamphetamine abuse disorder and healthy controls
Variable | Case (n = 60) | Controls (n = 60) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age, years | 28.41 ± 2.51 | 30.73 ± 9.22 | 0.100 |
BMI, kg/m2 | 22.19 ± 2.18 | 22.34 ± 2.55 | 0.529 |
Marital status | |||
Married, no (%) | 28 (46.6%) | 42 (70.0%) | 0.008 |
Single, no (%) | 18 (30.0%) | 12 (20.2%) | |
Divorced, no (%) | 14 (23.3%) | 6 (10.0%) | |
Educational degree | |||
Under diploma and diploma, no (%) | 44 (73.3%) | 36 (60.0%) | 0.265 |
Higher diploma, no (%) | 16 (26.6%) | 24 (40.0%) | |
Drug use history | |||
Onset age of drug use (years) | 24.78 ± 2.28 | – | – |
Drug use time (years) | 4.56 ± 3.24 | – | – |
Times of addicts drug per day | 1.87 ± 2.11 | – | – |
Drug manner | |||
Injection, no (%) | 4 (6.6%) | – | – |
Oral inhalation, no (%) | 56 (93.3%) | – | – |
Syphilis infection status | |||
Positive, no (%) | 8 (13.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | < 0.001 |
Negative, no (%) | 52 (86.6%) | 60 (100.0%) | |