Gonadal and Cortisol Hormone Profile among Male Chronic Khat, Marijuana, and Heroin Abuses

Table 4

Association of testosterone hormone levels with socio-demographic variables and the type and dose of drug abuse among drug abuses attended Zewditu Hospital.

Variables	Category	Testosterone		value	df	Fisher exact test
		Normal	Low
Age (years)	15–19	15 (10.1)	1 (0.6)	0.378	7	7.396
	20–24	39 (26.4)	5 (3.4)
	25–29	28 (18.9)	6 (4)
	30–34	21 (14.2)	4 (2.7)
	35–39	13 (8.8)	1 (0.6)
	40–44	4 (2.7)	3 (2)
	45–49	4 (2.7)	1 (0.6)
	>50	2 (1.3)	1 (0.6)
Marital status	Married	26 (17.5)	7 (4.7)	0.245	1	1.542
	Unmarried	100 (67.6)	15 (10)
Educational status	Primary	56 (37.8)	10 (6.7)	0.385	4	3.288
	High school	35 (23.6)	5 (3.4)
	Preparatory	17 (11.5)	6 (4)
	College and above	18 (12.2)	1 (0.6)
Occupational status	No job	24 (16.2)	4 (2.7)	0.068	10	14.08
	Waiter/bar manager/hotel	1 (0.6)	0 (0)
	Tourism/travel agent/tour guide	2 (1.3)	1 (0.6)
	Mechanic/factory worker/labor	5 (3.4)	0 (0)
	Health professional/teacher/banker	8 (5.4)	1 (0.6)
	Businessman	1 (0.6)	0 (0)
	Hawker/street vendor/casual labor	77 (52)	11 (7.4)
	Musician/dancer/performer	0 (0)	2 (1.3)
	Driver (private/taxi/truck)	5 (3.4)	2 (1.3)
	Drug dealer	2 (1.3)	0 (0)
	Watchman/security guard	1 (0.6)	1 (0.6)
Dosage of drug	High	94 (63.5)	15 (10)	0.285	2	2.913
	Low	32 (21.6)	7 (4.7)
Type of drug abuse	Khat	18 (12.2)	3 (2)	0.906	2	0.256
	Marijuana	51 (34.5)	10 (6.7)
	Heroin	57 (38.5)	9 (6)