Table 1 Participant characteristics at baseline and endpoint.

From: Correlation between loneliness, personality traits, and treatment outcomes in patients with methamphetamine use disorder

Variable

Baseline

After 52 weeks

Paired t or χ2

p

Cases (n)

106

41

  

Age (years, mean ± SD)

36.3 ± 9.6

39.7 ± 10.2

Sex (male/female)

98/8

39/2

Education (years, mean ± SD)

12.6 ± 2.9

12.7 ± 2.8

  

Disease duration (years, mean ± SD)

6.5 ± 7.3

7.7 ± 7.9

Psychiatric comorbidities (n/%)

  

Yes

60 (56.6)

No

46 (43.4)

Mood disorders (n/%)

  

Yes

37 (34.9)

No

69 (65.1)

Anxiety disorder (n/%)

  

Yes

18 (17.0)

No

88 (83)

Psychotic disorder (n/%)

Yes

8 (7.5)

  

No

98 (92.5)

  

Other SUD (n/%)

  

Yes

41 (38.7)

No

65 (61.3)

ASPD (n/%)

  

Yes

12 (11.3)

No

94 (88.7)

Urine methamphetamine (n/%)

  

114.6

0.007

Positive

25 (23.6)

2 (5.0)

Negative

81 (76.4)

26 (63)

Loneliness (mean ± SD)

43.3 ± 10.3

TPQ-HA (mean ± SD)

14.4 ± 5.4

TPQ-NS (mean ± SD)

16.0 ± 4.2

MSF (mean ± SD)

102.1 ± 18.2

HDRS (mean ± SD)

5.4 ± 4.2

APGAR (mean ± SD)

12.5 ± 4.8

VAS (mean ± SD)#

13.2 ± 21.0

9.8 ± 18.1

2.27

0.03

  1. SUD substance use disorder, ASPD anti-social personality disorder, TPQ tridimensional personality questionnaire, HA harm avoidance, NS novelty seeking, MSF measure of support function, HDRS Hamilton depression rating scale, APGAR family adaptation, partnership, growth, affection, and resolve index, VAS visual analog scale (# reported original scores).