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Table 2 Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression of pretreatment dropout for aboriginal and non-aboriginal clients

From: Factors associated with pretreatment and treatment dropouts: comparisons between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal clients admitted to medical withdrawal management

 

Aboriginal (N = 451)

Non-aboriginal (N = 1780)

Bivariate analysis

Multivariate analysis*

Bivariate analysis

Multivariate analysis**

Variables

P value

OR

95% CI

P value

OR

95% CI

Age

0.48

0.99

(0.96, 1.01)

0.16

0.99

(0.98, 1.00)

Female

0.24

0.97

(0.64, 1.48)

0.00

0.72†

(0.57, 0.91)

Dependent children (Yes)

0.14

0.56

(0.27, 1.19)

0.04

0.73

(0.49, 1.09)

No fixed address (NFA)

0.01

1.75†

(1.10, 2.79)

0.00

1.87†

(1.40, 2.48)

Alcohol as primary substance of choice

0.01

1.40

(0.86, 2.25)

0.00

1.77†

(1.36, 2.30)

Cocaine as primary substance of choice

0.02

0.77

(0.49, 1.19)

0.23

1.25

(0.97, 1.61)

Opiates as primary substance of choice

0.23

0.93

(0.49, 1.77)

0.38

0.99

(0.72, 1.37)

Poly-drug use (Yes)

0.03

0.71

(0.43, 1.17)

0.73

0.99

(0.74, 1.32)

Methadone prescribed (Yes)

0.58

1.04

(0.38, 2.83)

0.01

2.30†

(1.40, 3.79)

  1. *P-value for Hosmer and Lemeshow goodness of fit test was 0.63.
  2. **P-value for Hosmer and Lemeshow goodness of fit test was 0.53.
  3. †Statistically significant at p < 0.05.