Table 2 Results of general regression model analysis of the relationship between drug exposure duration and metabolic syndrome components; Wilks’ Lambda = 0.9.71; F = 1.56; p = 0.22 for buprenorphine and Wilks’ Lambda = 0.47; F = 6.14; p = 0.0006 for methadone.

From: Metabolic and Addiction Indices in Patients on Opioid Agonist Medication-Assisted Treatment: A Comparison of Buprenorphine and Methadone

Variable

Buprenorphine

Methadone

Multiple R

F

p

Multiple R

F

p

Waist

0.009

0.002

0.97

0.16

0.85

0.36

Triglycerides

0.20

0.99

0.33

0.52

11.46

0.002

HDL

0.48

6.98

0.001

0.49

9.68

0.004

MAP

0.09

0.18

0.68

0.42

6.52

0.02

Glucosebaseline

0.29

2.11

0.16

0.54

12.75

0.01

  1. HDL, High-density lipoprotein; MAP, mean arterial pressure.
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