Research Article

The Temporal Relationship between Selected Mental Disorders and Substance-Related Disorders: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study

Table 3

Estimated hazard ratio of the subsequent onset of substance-related disorders for mental illness compared to those without, adjusted for age, gender, urban level, and income level (N=248,846).

Substance-related disorders
HR(95% CI)-value

Mental Illness vs. Control5.09(4.74,5.48)<.0001
 Neurotic disorders4.84(4.48,5.23)<.0001
 Affective Psychoses10.99(9.36,12.90)<.0001
 Adjustment reaction9.67(6.92,13.51)<.0001
 Schizophrenia11.17(7.73,16.14)<.0001
 Personality disorders25.05(14.37,43.67)<.0001
Age (years)
 10-192.54(2.00,2.99)<.0001
 20-296.81(5.90,7.86)<.0001
 30-397.92(6.89,9.11)<.0001
 40-495.16(4.48,5.95)<.0001
 50-592.83(2.44,3.29)<.0001
 60-691.82(1.55,2.14)<.0001
 ≥70Ref.
Gender
 Male4.30(4.04,4.57)<.0001
 FemaleRef.
Urban level
 Highest urbanizationRef.
 High urbanization1.05(0.97,1.13)0.2809
 Moderate1.03(0.94,1.13)0.5125
 Low urbanization1.07(0.98,1.17)0.1345
 Lowest urbanization1.30(1.19,1.43)<.0001
Income level (NT$)
 ≦18,7803.89(3.34,4.52)<.0001
 18,780-22,8003.03(2.59,3.54)<.0001
 22,801-28,8002.21(1.83,2.67)<.0001
 28,801-36,3001.73(1.43,2.10)<.0001
 36,301-45,8001.72(1.42,2.08)<.0001
 ≧45,801Ref.

calculated by using the Cox proportional hazard model.