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Table 3 Comparison of the risk of substance abuse between victims of violence and those without violence (Adults, Males)

From: The association between abused adults and substance abuse in Taiwan, 2000–2015

Poor prognosis

Abused male patients

(n = 5,853)

Non-abused male patients

(n = 23,412)

HR

(95% CI)

p-value

 

n

%

Total person-years

incidence

(1/104)

n

%

Total person-years

incidence

(1/104)

  

Tobacco use disorder

457

7.8

47,696

95.8

1135

4.8

192,627

58.9

1.61 (1.44–1.81)

< 0.0001**

Alcoholism

343

5.9

47,244

72.6

297

1.3

193,965

15.3

5.01 (4.25–5.91)

< 0.0001**

Alcohol abuse

273

4.7

47,509

57.5

191

0.8

194,348

9.8

6.07 (4.99–7.39)

< 0.0001**

Drug dependence

137

2.3

48,209

28.4

92

0.4

194,472

4.7

6.27 (4.74–8.31)

< 0.0001**

Drug abuse

83

1.4

48,206

17.2

52

0.2

194,544

2.7

6.85 (4.77–9.85)

< 0.0001**

  1. Note: For stratified Cox regression analysis, corrected CCI, insurance amount, insurance status, gender, age, and CCI before pairing have been corrected at the time of pairing. The reference group was the non-abused patients. *: p < 0.05, **: p < 0.01