Substance use and symptoms of mental health disorders: a prospective cohort of patients with severe substance use disorders in Norway

Table 2 Baseline SCL-10 mean item scores and standard deviation (SD) by gender, age and sociodemographic factors

Baseline n = 707	SCL-10
Baseline n = 707	Mean	SD
Total	2.22	0.76
Gender, n 707
Male	2.17	0.76
Female	2.32	0.75
Age, n 707
18-29	2.31	0.78
30-39	2.20	0.75
40-49	2.25	0.79
50-59	2.16	0.72
≥60	2.14	0.73
Highest level of education, n 705
Not completed lower secondary school	2.46	0.78
Completed lower secondary school (9 years)	2.24	0.78
Completed upper secondary school (12 years)	2.14	0.72
Completed undergraduate studies (≤ 15 years)	2.28	0.77
Completed postgraduate studies (≥ 15 years)	2.16	0.66
Current living conditions, n 705
Stable (owned, rented or incarcerated)	2.19	0.74
Unstable (homeless, with family/friends)	2.40	0.84
Enrolled in OAT and by medication, n 583
Methadone	2.28	0.71
Buprenorphine	2.15	0.77

SCL-10 = Symptoms checklist 10; ten items scale for measuring mental health status/psychological distress, SD =standard deviation, OAT = opioid agonist therapy

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