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Table 3 Comparison between one-substance and poly-substance groups regarding severity of substance use illness

From: Does type and number of used substances affect the severity of illness in patients with substance use disorders?

 

One substance (n = 24)

Poly-substance

N = 79

P value

Addiction intensity scoring (AIS)

 Moderate

9 (37.5%)

8 (10.1%)

0.001*

 Severe

14 (58.3%)

40 (50.6%)

 Catastrophic

1 (4.2%)

28 (35.4%)

 Terminal

0 (0%)

3 (3.8%)

ASI scale

 Medical subscale

  

0.243

  Median

5

5

  IQR

(2–5)

(3–7)

 Employment subscale

  

0.958

  Median

5

5

  IQR

(5–7)

(5–7)

 Legal subscale

  

0.012*

  Median

1

1

  IQR

(1–1)

(1–5)

 Alcohol subscale

  

0.425

  Median

1

1

  IQR

(1–1)

(1–1)

 Drugs subscale

  

0.006*

  Median

5

7

  IQR

(5–7)

(5–9)

 Family and social subscale

  

0.002*

  Median

3

5

  IQR

(3–7)

(5–9)

 Psychiatry subscale

  

0.118

  Median

5

7

  IQR

(5–7)

(5–9)

  1. Fisher’s exact test for qualitative data between the two groups. Mann-Whitney test for non-parametric quantitative data between the two groups
  2. IQR interquartile range
  3. *Significant difference at p value < 0.05