Table 3

Group Means at Baseline, and 3-Month and 6-Month Follow-ups



3-Month Follow-up

6-Month Follow-up

Variable
Baseline
I (N = 198) C (N = 200)

I (N = 196) C (N = 198)


% Entered Treatment Past 90 Daysa





Intervention

7.6

10.0

Control

5.5

8.7







% Made appt./tried/entered Treatmenta





Intervention

20.2*

24.2

Control

12.5

18.3








Mean (S.D.)
Mean (S.D.)
DF
Mean (S.D.)
DF






# Days Crack Usea,b





Intervention
15.1 (10.4)
8.5 (9.4)***
196
6.6 (8.9)***
193
Control
15.2 (10.5)
8.1 (9.3)***
199
6.3 (8.5)***
197






# Days Alcohol Usea,b





Intervention
17.3 (11.9)
12.8 (11.1)***
196
11.5 (10.6)***
195
Control
17.2 (11.8)
11.9 (10.7)***
197
12.0 (10.5)***
197






# Days Drank 5+ Drinksc,d





Intervention
10.3 (11.5)
6.0 (9.0)***
197
5.7 (9.1)***
195
Control
10.1 (11.7)
6.3 (9.5)***
197
5.9 (8.4)***
197






# Drinks/Dayc,d





Intervention
9.3 (11.4)
4.6 (7.6)***
196
5.2 (9.4)***
194
Control
6.7 (7.4)
4.3 (4.1)***
196
4.6 (4.8)**
196

*p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001

aComparisons are between groups

bP-values are calculated using Pearson chi-square test

cComparisons are from baseline to 3-month follow-up and from baseline to 6-month follow-up

dP-values are calculated using paired t-tests'.

DF = Degrees of freedom

Wechsberg et al. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2007 2:10   doi:10.1186/1747-597X-2-10

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