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Table 1 Sociodemographic and substance use-related characteristics in persons with crack heroin use disorder and the controls

From: Brain-derived neurotrophic factor serum levels as a candidate biomarker for withdrawal in crack heroin dependence

Characteristics

Crack heroin dependence

(n = 74)

Controls

(n = 74)

p-value

Age (years)

31.09 ± 0.8

32.47 ± 1.25

0.33

BMI

21.96 ± 2.45

23.54 ± 3.60

0.27

Education (years)

7.15 ± 0.67

8.13 ± 9.46

0.79

Marital status

Single

32

16

0.52

Married

40

48

Age of the first substance use

20.8 ± 3.20

-

NA

Duration of substance use (years)

4.75 ± 3.62

-

NA

Daily dose of substance use (gr)

1.36 ± 0.5

-

NA

  1. * Significant, NA: Not applicable, BMI: Body mass index