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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the patients

From: The effectiveness of different singly administered high doses of buprenorphine in reducing suicidal ideation in acutely depressed people with co-morbid opiate dependence: a randomized, double-blind, clinical trial

Group

32 mg

N = 16 (34.04%)

64 mg N = 17 (36.17%)

96 mg

N = 14 (29.78%)

Total

N = 47

Chi-square

df

p value

F

Age (years)

31.75 ± 6.40

33.94 ± 9.01

32.85 ± 7.00

32.87 ± 7.50

 

2

0.713

0.341

Duration of drug abuse (years)

8.81 ± 5.45

12.00 ± 7.53

10.57 ± 6.28

10.48 ± 6.51

 

2

0.380

0.988

Job

Unemployed

6 (37.5)

12 (70.6)

3 (21.4)

21 (44.7)

12.708

6

0.052

 

Self-employed

10 (62.5)

3 (17.6)

10 (71.4)

23 (48.9)

Employed

0 (0)

1 (5.9)

1 (7.1)

2 (4.3)

Education

Illiterate

1 (6.3)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (2.1)

7.668

8

0.467

 

Primary school

5 (31.3)

4 (23.5)

5 (35.7)

14 (29.8)

High school

6 (37.5)

11 (64.7)

7 (50)

24 (51.1)

Higher education

4 (25)

2 (11.8)

1 (7.1)

7 (14.9)

Marital status

Single

10 (62.5)

6 (35.3)

10 (71.4)

26 (55.3)

5.600

4

0.231

 

Married

6 (37.5)

10 (58.8)

4 (28.6)

20 (42.6)

Divorced

0 (0)

1 (5.9)

0 (0)

1 (2.1)

  1. df Degrees of Freedom, F F value in F-test for analysis of variance (ANOVA)