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Table 3 Unadjusted and adjusted relative risk ratios (RRR) of reporting poor or very poor quality of life (QoL) by selected health, social well-being, and substance-specific indicators

From: Many correlates of poor quality of life among substance users entering treatment are not addiction-specific

 

Men

Women

 

Unadjusted RRR (%CI)

Adjusted RRR (%CI)

Unadjusted RRR (%CI)

Adjusted RRR (%CI)

Poor QoL vs. good/neutral QoL

 Age

1.0 (1.0–1.0)

1.0 (1.0–1.0)

1.0 (1.0–1.0)

1.0 (1.0–1.1)

 Clinical anxiety symptoms

1.0 (0.6–1.7)

0.7 (0.4–1.3)

1.8 (0.8–4.4)

0.9 (0.3–2.7)

 Clinical depression symptoms

1.3 (0.7–2.2)

1.4 (0.7–2.6)

3.0 (1.2–7.5)**

3.3 (1.0–10.3)*

 Physically inactive

1.9 (1.1–3.1)**

1.6 (0.9–2.8) a

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 Weight evaluation (reference: satisfied)

  Considers self underweight

2.0 (1.1–3.6)**

2.0 (1.0–3.9)*

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  Considers self overweight

2.2 (1.1–4.5)**

2.0 (0.9–3.9) a

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 Eats meals alone

1.4 (0.8–2.3)

1.5 (0.9–2.7)

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 Social network (reference: no network)

  

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  Substance-free

1.0 (0.5–2.2)

1.5 (0.6–3.4)

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  Substance-using

1.0 (0.5–2.1)

1.1 (0.5–2.6)

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 Substance user category (reference: polysubstance user)

  Prescribed OMT and/or medications only

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0.0 (-)b

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  Substance- and medication-free

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0.0 (-)b

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  Single-substance user

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0.4 (0.1–2.2)

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 Most used substance: methadone/buprenorphine

0.6 (0.3–1.0) a

0.5 (0.3–0.9)*

0.4 (0.2–1.8)

0.6 (0.2–1.7)

Very poor QoL vs. good/neutral QoL

 Age

1.0 (1.0–1.0)

1.0 (0.9–1.0)

1.0 (0.9–1.0)

1.0 (1.0–1.1)

 Clinical anxiety symptoms

2.3 (1.3–4.0)**

1.4 (0.7–2.9)

3.1 (1.3–7.5)**

1.3 (0.4–3.8)

 Clinical depression symptoms

2.3 (1.3–3.9)**

1.5 (0.8–3.1)

4.4 (1.8–10.8)**

3.8 (1.2–11.8)*

 Physically inactive

2.0 (1.6–3.4)**

2.0 (1.1–3.7)*

  

 Weight evaluation (reference: satisfied)

  Considers self underweight

2.0 (1.0–3.8)

2.0 (1.1–3.7)*

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  Considers self overweight

2.0 (1.0–4.1)

1.6 (0.7–3.6)

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 Eats meals alone

2.7 (1.6–4.8)***

2.6 (1.4–4.8)*

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 Social network (reference: no network)

  Substance-free

0.4 (0.2–0.9)**

0.7 (0.3–1.7)

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  Substance-using

0.7 (0.3–1.3)

0.9 (0.4–2.1)

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 Substance user category (reference: polysubstance user)

  Prescribed OMT and/or medications only

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0.0 (-)b

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  Substance- and medication-free

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0.0 (-)b

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  Single-substance user

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0.6 (0.1–2.6)

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 Most used substance: methadone/buprenorphine

0.5 (0.2–0.8)*

0.4 (0.2–0.9)*

0.2 (0.0–0.6)*

0.2 (0.0–0.6)*

  1. Variables approaching significance are in bold text. a p < 0.1; *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001. bToo few persons to calculate RRR were in this category
  2. QoL Quality of life, OMT opioid maintenance treatment