Table 2 Differences regarding age at death / year of death depending on the drug involved
From: Drug-related celebrity deaths: A cross-sectional study
Mean age at death | Mean year of death | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | CI 95% of mean difference | Significance of t-test a: p-value | Mean (SD) | CI 95% of mean difference | Significance of t-testa p-value | |
All (ages 18–82) | 38.6 (12.1) | n/A | n/A | 1995 (13.0) | n/A | n/A |
Heroin use (yes/no) | 34.8 (8.9) | −8.9–−3.1 | p < 0.01 | 1995 (12.3) | −3.9–3.3 | p = 0.868 |
Prescription opioid use (yes/no) | 35.4 (7.7) | −7.0–−1.0 | p = 0.01 | 2003 (7.9) | 7.7–13.9 | p < 0.01 |
Other prescription drug use (yes/no) | 41.9 (13.1) | 2.4–9.0 | p < 0.01 | 1993 (14.2) | −3.3–0.9 | p = 0.13 |
Cocaine use (yes/no) | 37.3 (10.9) | −5.4–1.7 | p = 0.297 | 1991 (10.3) | 2.3–8.9 | p < 0.01 |