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Table 1 Description of the global sample and comparison between the “No ADHD” and “ADHD in childhood” groups (n = 229)

From: ADHD: prevalence and effect on opioid use disorder treatment outcome in a French sample of patients receiving medication for opioid use disorder—the influence of impulsivity as a mediating factor

 

Global sample

n = 229

“ADHD in childhood”

n = 105

“No ADHD”

n = 124

Adjusted

p-value

Sociodemographic characteristics

    

Sex—women (n (%))

58 (25.33%)

26 (24.76%)

32 (25.81%)

0.890

Age (µ (σ))

34.59 (7.47)

34.37 (7.91)

34.78 (7.10)

0.755

Marital status – living alone (n (%))

144 (62.88%)

64 (60.95%)

80 (64.52%)

0.716

Social circle – close relationships (n (%))

212 (92.58%)

96 (91.43%)

116 (93.55%)

0.705

Educational level – at least high school graduate (n (%))

89 (38.86)

31 (29.52)

58 (46.77)

0.030

Professional activity – being inactive (n (%))

121 (52.84%)

61 (58.10%)

60 (48.39%)

0.327

Stable housing (n (%))

203 (88.65%)

93 (88.57%)

110 (88.71%)

0.974

OUD characteristics

    

OUD duration (µ (σ))

49.99 (52.82)

52.57 (54.54)

47.80 (51.45)

0.705

OUD treatment failure (n (%))

133 (58.08%)

66 (62.86%)

67 (54.03%)

0.334

Drug-using family members or friends (n (%))

170 (74.24%)

82 (78.10%)

88 (70.97%)

0.380

Age of first opioid use (µ (σ))

20.41 (5.17)

19.30 (5.05)

21.36 (5.10)

0.009

Age of first quitting attempt (µ (σ))

25.84 (5.94)

25.05 (6.30)

26.52 (5.55)

0.179

Age of onset of OUD (µ (σ))

22.69 (5.62)

21.70 (5.75)

23.52 (5.40)

0.046

Several prescribers (n (%))

22 (9.61%)

9 (8.57%)

13 (10.48%)

0.739

Several pharmacies (n (%))

20 (8.73%)

10 (9.52%)

10 (8.06%)

0.755

OUD negative consequences

    

Psychiatric problems (n (%))

161 (70.31%)

77 (73.33%)

84 (67.74%)

0.544

Somatic problems (n (%))

74 (33.31%)

39 (37.14%)

35 (28.23%)

0.327

Professional problems (n (%))

128 (55.90%)

51 (58.10%)

67 (54.03%)

0.705

Socioaffective problems (n (%))

161 (70.31%)

80 (76.19%)

81 (65.32%)

0.190

Legal problems (n (%))

113 (49.34%)

56 (53.33%)

57 (45.97%)

0.434

Financial problems (n (%))

160 (69.87%)

78 (74.29%)

82 (66.13%)

0.334

Impulsivity

    

UPPS: Negative urgency [/16] (µ (σ))

10.50 (2.94)

11.42 (2.84)

9.72 (2.80)

0.001

UPPS: Positive urgency [/16] (µ (σ))

10.39 (2.59)

11.14 (2.24)

9.76 (2.70)

0.001

UPPS: Lack of premeditation [/16] (µ (σ))

8.37 (2.30)

8.97 (2.37)

7.87 (2.13)

0.002

UPPS: Lack of perseverance [/16] (µ (σ))

8.41 (2.67)

9.10 (2.74)

7.82 (2.47)

0.002

UPPS: Sensation seeking [/16] (µ (σ))

10.64 (2.94)

11.32 (2.92)

10.07 (2.85)

0.007

  1. µ: mean; σ: standard deviation