Research Article

Cognitive Impairment in Opium Use Disorder

Table 5

Hierarchical multivariate regression with DFT, DBT, and DSST scores as the dependent variables in opium users.

VariableDSSTDBTDFT
Standardized β-coefficients (95% CI) value ( change)Standardized β-coefficients (95% CI) value ( change)Standardized β-coefficients (95% CI) value ( change)

Block 1Age-0.708 (-0.873 to -0.387)-5.30<0.0010.501 (0.501)-0.634 (-0.60 to -0.022)-4.33<0.0010.401 (0.401)-0.506 (-0.049 to -0.10)-3.100.0040.256 (0.256)
Block 2Age-0.333 (-0.606 to 0.014)-1.950.0610.629 (0.128)-0.301 (-0.046 to 0.007)-1.520.1380.502 (0.101)-0.051 (-0.028 to 0.022)-0.240.8090.443 (0.187)
Education0.518 (1.204 to 6.149)3.050.0050.460 (0.029 to 0.445)2.330.0270.628 (0.093 to 0.492)3.010.006
Block 3Age-0.248 (-0.491 to 0.049)-1.680.1050.738 (0.109)-0.213 (-0.038 to 0.010)-1.190.2420.618 (0.116)-0.005 (-0.025 to 0.025)-0.0240.9810.475 (0.032)
Education0.195 (-1.181 to 3.943)1.100.1780.125 (-0.160 to 0.289)0.590.5600.452 (-0.028 to 0.449)1.810.081
Duration of use-0.510 (-1.305 to -0.301)-3.280.003-0.527 (-0.104 to -0.016)-2.810.009-0.277 (-0.075 to 0.018)-1.260.219
Block 4Age-0.266 (-0.517 to 0.043)-1.740.0940.742 (0.004)-0.167 (-0.035 to 0.013)-0.9280.3620.642 (0.024)0.035 (-0.024 to 0.028)0.160.8700.493 (0.018)
Education0.200 (-1.185 to 4.022)1.120.2720.112 (-0.165 to 0.280)0.530.5990.440 (-0.034 to 0.445)1.760.090
Duration of use-0.548 (-1.412 to -0.312)-3.220.003-0.430 (-0.096 to -0.002)-2.150.041-0.192 (-0.070 to 0.031)-0.810.426
Opium use quantity0.081 (-0.136 to 0.244)0.580.563-0.211 (-0.026 to 0.006)-1.290.206-0.183 (-0.025 to 0.009)-0.940.352

DFT: Digit Forward Test; DBT: Digit Backward Test; DSST: Digit Symbol Substitution Test; MANCOVA: one-way multivariate analysis of covariance.