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Table 1 Baseline demographics of the study population stratified by daily cocaine injection in the past 6 months (n = 2330)

From: The impact of drug use patterns on mortality among polysubstance users in a Canadian setting: a prospective cohort study

Characteristic

Total (%)

Daily cocaine injection

  
  

Yes (%)

No (%)

Odds ratio (95% CI)

p value

 

(n = 2330)

(n = 1588)

(n = 728)

  

HIV serostatus

     

 Positive

640 (27.5)

212 (29.1)

426 (26.8)

1.12 (0.92 – 1.36)

0.247

 Negative

1688 (72.5)

515 (70.7)

1161 (73.1)

  

Gender

     

 Male

1550 (66.5)

444 (61.0)

1098 (69.1)

0.70 (0.58 – 0.84)

<0.001

 Female

780 (33.5)

284 (39.0)

490 (30.9)

  

Ethnicity

     

 Caucasian

1424 (61.1)

413 (56.7)

1001 (63.0)

0.77 (0.64 – 0.92)

0.004

 Other

906 (38.9)

315 (43.3)

587 (37.0)

  

Unstable housing*

     

 Yes

1637 (70.3)

556 (76.4)

1072 (67.5)

1.62 (1.32 – 1.99)

<0.001

 No

677 (29.1)

163 (22.4)

509 (32.1)

  

Median age (IQR)

     

 Per 10 year older

37.3 (14.3)

35.3 (13.4)

38.4 (14.1)

0.76 (0.69 – 0.83)

<0.001

Median time since first injection (IQR)

     

 Per 10 year longer

14.4 (18.0)

14.1 (16.3)

14.6 (18.8)

0.91 (0.84 – 0.99)

0.033

Daily alcohol use*

     

 Yes

550 (23.6)

179 (24.6)

368 (23.2)

1.10 (0.88 – 1.33)

0.450

 No

1775 (76.2)

547 (75.1)

1217 (76.6)

  

Daily heroin injection*

     

 Yes

901 (38.7)

345 (47.4)

555 (35.0)

1.68 (1.40 – 2.00)

<0.001

 No

1424 (61.1)

383 (52.6)

1033 (65.1)

  

Daily heroin (non-injection)*

     

 Yes

97 (4.2)

30 (4.1)

66 (4.2)

0.99 (0.64 – 1.54)

0.969

 No

2230 (95.7)

697 (95.7)

1520 (95.7)

  

Daily amphetamine injection*

     

 Yes

51 (2.2)

7 (1.0)

44 (2.8)

0.34 (0.15 – 0.76)

0.006

 No

2274 (97.6)

721 (99.0)

1542 (97.1)

  

Daily amphetamine (non-injection)*

     

 Yes

7 (0.3)

1 (0.1)

6 (0.4)

0.36 (0.04 – 3.02)

0.445†

 

2322 (99.7)

727 (99.9)

1581 (99.6)

  

Daily crack cocaine smoking*

     

 Yes

560 (24.0)

137 (18.8)

420 (26.5)

0.65 (0.52 – 0.80)

<0.001

 No

1767 (75.8)

589 (80.9)

1167 (73.5)

  

Daily speedball injection*

     

 Yes

288 (12.4)

216 (29.7)

71 (4.5)

9.01 (6.77 – 12.00)

<0.001

 No

2038 (87.5)

512 (70.3)

1516 (95.5)

  
  1. *Refers to activities in the six months prior to interview. IQR = Interquartile range. †Fisher’s Exact Test.