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Table 4 Comparison of the risk of substance abuse between victims of violence and those without violence (Adults, Females)

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

Poor prognosis

Abused female patients

(n = 2,873)

Non-abused female patients

(n = 11,492)

HR (95% CI)

p-value

 

n

%

Total person-years

incidence

(1/104)

n

%

Total person-years

incidence

(1/104)

  

Tobacco use disorder

83

2.9

21,259

39.0

107

0.9

86,582

12.4

3.25 (2.39–4.41)

< 0.0001**

Alcoholism

80

2.8

21,120

37.9

27

0.2

86,646

3.1

11.55 (7.40–18.03)

< 0.0001**

Alcohol abuse

81

2.8

21,207

38.2

26

0.2

86,676

3.0

12.26 (7.74–19.42)

< 0.0001**

Drug dependence

37

1.3

21,303

17.4

10

0.1

86,704

1.2

14.92 (7.15–31.11)

< 0.0001**

Drug abuse

34

1.2

21,384

15.9

12

0.1

86,719

1.4

9.82 (5.03–19.17)

< 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 were the non-abused patients. *: p < 0.05, **: p < 0.01