Impulsivity, Sensation Seeking, and Risk-Taking Behaviors among HIV-Positive and HIV-Negative Heroin Dependent Persons

Table 1

Age, education, and duration of heroin addiction among HIV-positive and HIV-negative participants of the study.

Variable	HIV-positive group	HIV-negative group	value^♦
Age (years)	36.43 ± 7.65	35.27 ± 8.13	0.42
Education (years)	9.83 ± 2.56	10.13 ± 2.31	0.50
Heroin addiction duration (years)	10.15 ± 4.17	9.64 ± 6.57	0.61

Data are represented as mean ± SD
^♦Independent sample -test.