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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of case–control samples

From: Variation in regulator of G-protein signaling 17 gene (RGS17) is associated with multiple substance dependence diagnoses

 

African Americans (AAs)

European American (EAs)

 

SD cases (n = 1,562)

Contols (n = 343)

SD cases (n = 981)

Contols (n = 351)

AD, n (%)

1064 (68.1%)

0 (0%)

671 (68.4%)

0 (0%)

CD, n (%)

1309 (83.8%)

0 (0%)

696 (70.9%)

0 (0%)

OD, n (%)

358 (22.9%)

0 (0%)

577 (58.8%)

0 (0%)

MjD, n (%)

531 (34.0%)

0 (0%)

318 (32.4%)

0 (0%)

AD + CD + OD + MjD, n(%)

87 (5.6%)

0 (0%)

131 (13.4%)

0 (0%)

AD + CD + OD, n(%)

196 (12.5%)

0 (0%)

283 (28.8%)

0 (0%)

AD + OD + MjD, n(%)

90 (5.8%)

0 (0%)

141 (14.4%)

0 (0%)

AD + CD + MjD, n(%)

360 (23.0%)

0 (0%)

195 (19.9%)

0 (0%)

CD + OD + MjD, n(%)

116 (7.4%)

0 (0%)

182 (18.6%)

0 (0%)

AD + CD, n(%)

854 (54.7%)

0 (0%)

476 (48.5%)

0 (0%)

AD + OD, n(%)

217 (13.9%)

0 (0%)

321 (32.7%)

0 (0%)

AD + MjD, n(%)

424 (27.1%)

0 (0%)

232 (23.6)

0 (0%)

CD + OD, n(%)

303 (19.4%)

0 (0%)

436 (44.4%)

0 (0%)

CD + MjD, n(%)

454 (29.1%)

0 (0%)

260 (26.5%)

0 (0%)

OD + MjD, n(%)

123 (7.9%)

0 (0%)

206 (21.0%)

0 (0%)

Male, n (%)

786 (50.5%)

153 (44.6%)

485 (49.4%)

190 (54.1%)

 

χ2 = 3.45, df = 1, P = 0.063

 

χ2 = 1.70, df = 1, P = 0.192

 

Age, years

39 ± 9

39 ± 9

38 ± 12

41 ± 13

 

t = −1.029, P = 0.304 (2-tailed)

 

t = 4.76, P = 2.2 × 10-6 (2-tailed)

 
  1. SD, substance (alcohol, cocaine, opioid, and/or marijuana) dependence.
  2. AD, alcohol dependence; CD, cocaine dependence; OD, opioid dependence; MjD, marijuana dependence.
  3. Symbol " + " means comorbidity.
  4. Sex differences between cases and controls were analyzed by the Chi-square test.
  5. Age differences between cases and controls were analyzed by the t-test.