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Table 2 Associations between current drug problem and health status, as measured by SF-12 scores.

From: Drug problems among homeless individuals in Toronto, Canada: prevalence, drugs of choice, and relation to health status

 

Physical

Component

Subscale

Mental

Component

Subscale

 

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

   Current drug problem

46.6 (10.6)

38.8 (12.9)

   Without current drug problem

45.7 (11.4)

42.0 (13.2)

   p-value

0.17

< 0.001

   Recent cocaine use

44.8 (11.4)

38.1 (12.7)

   No recent cocaine use

46.5 (11.0)

41.7 (13.2)

   p-value

0.02

< 0.001

 

Beta (95% CI)

Beta (95% CI)

Change in SF-12 score associated with

  

   Current drug problem*

-0.03 (-1.3 to +1.3)

-4.9 (-6.5 to -3.2)

   Recent cocaine use*

-1.3 (-2.7 to +0.06)

-4.7 (-6.4 to -3.0)

  1. * In linear regression models adjusted for sex, age, level of education, and race/ethnicity.