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Table 1 Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of participants (N = 247)

From: Psychometric validation of the Chinese Version of the stimulant relapse risk scale (SRRS) in patients with methamphetamine use disorder

 

Overall

(N = 247)

Age in years, median (IQR)

37 (30–44)

Sex, n (%)

 Male

 Female

 

227 (91.9)

20 (8.1)

Married, n (%)

 unmarried

 married

 other

 

179 (73.6)

26 (10.61)

40 (16.33)

Education, n (%)

 

Less than or equal to high school education

112 (45.34)

 High than high school senior

135 (54.66)

Employed, n (%)

 

 Yes

220 (89.07)

 No

27 (10.93)

Methamphetamine use-related variables

 

Years of using methamphetamine, median (IQR)

3 (1–8)

Age of first methamphetamine use, median (IQR)

30 (23–37)

SDS scorea, median (IQR)

4 (2–6)

≥ 4, n (%)

116 (47.00)

< 4, n (%)

131 (53.00)

VAS for craving (score), median (IQR)

10 (0-26.5)

Relapse rate, n (%)

 

Within 3 months

56 (22.67)

Within 6 months

75 (30.36)

Within 12 months

94 (38.05)

Drop-out rate, n (%)

 

Within 3 months

5 (2.02)

Within 6 months

12 (4.86)

Within 12 months

21 (8.5)

  1. aSDS ≥ 4 indicates the possibility of methamphetamine dependence.
  2. Abbreviations: IQR: interquartile range; SDS: Severity of Dependence Scale; VAS: visual analogue scale