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Table 1 Prevalence of SUD, other Axis I disorders and personality disorders (N = 153)

From: Substance abuse and personality disorder comorbidity in adolescent outpatients: are girls more severely ill than boys?

 

Boys (N = 59)

N (%) (CIa)

Girls (N = 94)

N (%) (CIa)

Total (N = 153)

N (%) (CIa)

p valueb

Without SUD

49 (83.1 %) (71.5–91.3 %)

76 (80.9 %) (71.5–88.1 %)

125 (81.7 %) (74.6–87.3 %)

–

With SUD

10 (16.9 %) (8.7–28.5 %)

18 (19.1 %) (11.9–28.5 %)

28 (18.3 %) (12.6–25.3 %)

0.831

With AUD

7 (11.9 %) (5.38–22.5 %)

10 (10.6 %) (5.46–18.3 %)

17 (11.1 %) (6.73–17.1 %)

1.000

With CUD

7 (11.9 %) (5.38–22.5 %)

12 (12.8 %) (7.08–21.0 %)

19 (12.4 %) (7.93–18.5 %)

0.540

Anxiety

13 (22.0 %) (13.0–34.5 %)

38 (40.4 %) (30.7–50.7 %)

51 (33.3 %) (26.0–41.1 %)

0.022

Mood

13 (22.0 %) (13.0–34.5 %)

37 (39.4 %) (29.6–49.6)

50 (32.7 %) (25.3–40.5 %)

0.033

Psychosis

0 (0.0 %) (0.0–6.0 %)

2 (2.1 %) (0.4–7.1 %)

2 (1.3 %) (0.2–4.6 %)

0.523

OCD

4 (6.8 %) (2.3–16.4 %)

10 (10.6 %) (5.5–18.3 %)

14 (9.2 %) (5.3–14.8 %)

0.568

CD

12 (20.3 %) (11.3–32.8 %)

15 (16.0 %) (9.5–24.8 %)

27 (17.6 %) (12.2–24.4 %)

0.519

ADHD

9 (15.3 %) (7.9–26.8 %)

12 (12.8 %) (7.1–21.0 %)

21 (13.7 %) (8.9–20.1 %)

0.810

PD diagnosis

8 (13.6 %) (1.3–7.3 %)

25 (26.6 %) (6.0–24.4 %)

33 (21.6 %) (15.5–28.6 %)

0.070

No diagnosisc

23 (39.0 %) (26.8–52.2 %)

28 (29.8 %) (21.0–39.8 %)

51 (33.3 %) (26.0–41.1 %)

0.168

  1. SUD substance use disorders: alcohol and/or drug abuse or dependence. SUD is equivalent to AUD and/or CUD, since no other substances were used in our data; AUD alcohol use disorders: alcohol abuse or dependence; CUD Cannabis use disorders: Cannabis abuse or dependence; Anxiety anxiety disorders: simple phobias, generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, agoraphobia, social phobia and post-traumatic stress disorder; Mood mood disorders: dysthymia and major depressive episode; OCD obsessive–compulsive disorder; CD conduct disorder; ADHD attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
  2. aBlaker 95 % confidence intervals
  3. b p value from exact Chi square test
  4. c No diagnosis no Axis I or personality disorder diagnosis