TableĀ 1

Demographic and drug use data

ParameterData (mean (SEM))Bivariate Student's t-tests p values
Amphetamine (55)Non-smokers (483)Tobacco (107)Methadone (68)Amphet-controlAmphet-tobaccoAmphet-methadone
Anthropometrics
Age34.44 (1.13)30.03 (0.51)30.76 (0.97)40.45 (1.15)0.00460.2574<0.0001
Male sex, n (%)38 (69.1)335 (69.4)77 (72.0)42 (62.8)0.90950.84250.5111
Longitudinal study, n8865112886
Height174.58 (1.09)173.56 (0.40)174.63 (0.82)171.7 (1.15)0.41030.61360.8200
Weight76.75 (2.02)73.2 (0.64)75.51 (1.40)77.43 (2.14)0.08100.50390.2549
Body mass index25.16 (0.60)24.26 (0.19)24.69 (0.39)26.16 (0.62)0.12960.04990.0020
Drug use
Cigarettes/day17.45 (1.74)11.86 (0.89)15.85 (1.31)<0.00010.90490.0205
Years of tobacco15 (3.21)1625.9 (2.03)0.90490.60850.2223
Packet-years tobacco15.8 (4.56)9.627.86 (4.62)0.23020.00030.0223
Minutes after tobacco53.92 (18.96)257.86 (50.31)163.25 (42.84)0.67810.97440.0715
Heroin, dose (g/day)0.45 (0.07)0.05 (0.02)0.98 (0.18)<0.0001<0.0001<0.0001
Heroin, duration (years)9.32 (1.26)0.06 (0.06)1.13 (0.45)19.95 (1.34)<0.0001<0.00010.0057
Heroin, dose-duration (g-year)6.07 (1.01)0.03 (0.03)0.39 (0.18)23.6 (6.04)<0.00010.00180.4540