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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study sample

From: Multidimensional family therapy in adolescents with a cannabis use disorder: long-term effects on delinquency in a randomized controlled trial

 

MDFT (n = 55) mean (SD)/%

CBT (n = 54) mean (SD)/%

Total sample (n = 109) mean (SD)/%

Demographic background

 Age (range 13–18 years) (years)

16.6 (1.3)

16.9 (1.2)

16.8 (1.3)

 Gender male (%)

80.0

79.6

79.8

 Ethnicity Dutch/western (%)

72.7

70.4

71.6

Delinquencya

 Total offences (%)

72.7

59.3

66.1

 Misdemeanor offences (%)

10.9

11.1

11.0

 Drug offencesb (%)

0.0

7.4

3.7

 Vandalism (%)

23.6

18.5

21.1

 Property offences (%)

45.5

42.6

44.0

 Violent offencesc (%)

45.5

50.0

47.7

 Sexual offences (%)

1.8

0.0

0.9

 (Attempted) manslaughter (%)

5.5

1.9

3.7

 Arson (%)

0.0

1.9

0.9

 (Attempted) murder (%)

0.0

0.0

0.0

 Ever in prison (%)

42.6

37.0

39.8

 Sum severity scored (SD)

17.4 (19.9)

15.4 (16.9)

16.4 (18.4)

DSM-IV diagnosis (past year)

 Conduct disorder (CD) (%)

34.8

22.9

28.7

 Oppositional deviant disorder (ODD) (%)

19.6

14.9

17.2

 CD and/or ODD (%)

43.5

31.9

37.6

  1. MDFT multidimensional family therapy, CBT cognitive behavioral therapy, SD standard deviation, n number
  2. aOffences committed before start of the treatment, as inferred from police arrest data
  3. bSignificant difference p < 0.01, all other measures no significant differences
  4. cModerate, sizable and serious violent offences are included
  5. dFrequency of offences × severity score of offence using the BOOG-scale