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Table 8 Continued ATS use: mean number and standard deviation (SD) of life events by groups, ANCOVA, duration-adjusted

From: Using life course charts to assess and compare trajectories of amphetamine type stimulant consumption in different user groups: a cross-sectional study

 

Group 1: currently ATS dependent (CDU)

Group 2: formerly ATS-dependent users (FDU)

Group 3: currently frequent, non-dependent-ATS users (CFU)

Group 4: formerly frequent, non-ATS-dependent users (FFU)

Group 5: non-frequent ATS users (currently and formerly) (NFU)

Group 6: exposed non-ATS users (ENU)

Total

F(5, 272)

p

ηp2

Positive life events (SD)

1.7 (2.0)

2.0 (2.2)

1.9 (1.9)

1.5 (1.6)

1.5 (2.5)

2.2 (2.8)

1.8 (2.2)

0.73

0.605

0.01

Neutral life events (SD)

3.8 (4.3)

2.5 (3.1)

2.2 (3.2)

2.5 (2.7)

1.8 (2.4)

3.5 (3.5)

2.7 (3.3)

2.98

0.012

0.05

Negative life events (SD)

3.3 (2.5)

2.6 (2.7)

0.9 (1.0)

1.4 (1.6)

0.9 (1.2)

1.1 (1.3)

1.7 (2.1)

13.16

0.000

0.20

All life events (SD)

8.8 (5.1)

7.1 (5.4)

5.0 (3.9)

5.4 (4.2)

4.2 (4.6)

6.8 (4.7)

6.2 (4.9)

5.75

0.000

0.10