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Table 1 Demographic characteristics and odds of mental illness according to substance use disorder

From: Substance use disorders among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in custody: a public health opportunity

 

No SUD (n = 134)

SUD (n = 262)

OR (95% CI)

n

%

n

%

Age in years

 < 30

59

44

147

56

 

 30+

75

56

115

44

1.63 (1.05–2.53) p = 0.023

Gender

 Female

20

15

45

17

 

 Male

114

85

217

83

1.18 (0.67–2.10) p = 0.568

 Current Relationship

60

45

126

48

1.14 (0.75–1.74) p = 0.532

 Education <year 10

70

52

162

62

1.48 (0.97–2.26) p = 0.067

Custody Statusa

 Remanded

36

27

98

40

 

 Sentenced

94

70

158

60

1.61 (1.02–2.56) p = 0.037

Adult Incarcerationa

 1–3

75

57

129

51

 

 4 or more

56

43

126

49

1.31 (0.86–2.00) p = 0.215

 Mental illness

35

26

100

38

1.75 (1.10–2.76) p = 0.017

  1. amissing data n = 10