Table 1 Demographic characteristics of decedents by each age category after matching
From: Dental characteristics associated with methamphetamine use: analysis using forensic autopsy data
Young adult | Middle-aged | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MA (n = 37) | Control (n = 148) | p-value | MA (n = 55) | Control (n = 220) | p-value | |
Men (%) | 33 (89.2) | 132 (89.2) | 1.00 | 47 (85.5) | 188 (85.5) | 1.00 |
Age (years, mean [SD]) | 37.1 (5.9) | 37.1 (5.8) | 1.00 | 52.4 (5.3) | 52.4 (5.3) | 1.00 |
Vocation | 17 (45.9) | 77 (52.0) | 0.633 | 20 (36.4) | 109 (49.5) | 0.109 |
BMI (kg/m2, mean [SD]) | 24.5 (5.7) | 22.8 (4.7) | 0.07 | 23.1 (4.5) | 22.6 (4.7) | 0.525 |
HbA1c (%, mean [SD]) | 5.5 (0.5) | 5.5 (1.1) | 0.973 | 6.0 (1.5) | 5.6 (1.1) | 0.067 |
Concurrent use of drugs (%) | ||||||
Phencyclidine | 0 (0) | 1 (0.7) | 1.00 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
Benzodiazepine | 3 (8.1) | 5 (3.4) | 0.416 | 3 (5.5) | 23 (10.5) | 0.381 |
Cocaine | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | ||
Tetrahydrocannabinol | 2 (5.4) | 6 (4.1) | 1.00 | 1 (1.8) | 3 (1.4) | 1.00 |
Opioid | 0 (0) | 7 (4.7) | 0.3861 | 1 (1.8) | 3 (1.4) | 1.00 |
Barbiturate | 1 (2.7) | 10 (6.8) | 0.5861 | 1 (1.8) | 9 (4.1) | 0.687 |
Tricyclic antidepressants | 2 (5.4) | 0 (0) | 0.051 | 0 (0) | 4 (1.8) | 0.706 |
Non-SCL-criminal record (%) | 17 (45.9) | 26 (17.6) | 0.001 | 29 (52.7) | 30 (13.6) | < 0.001 |