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Table 4 Comorbidity Burden and Adverse Childhood Experiences in ALIVE (N = 653)

From: Adverse childhood experiences and comorbidity in a cohort of people who have injected drugs

Outcomes

Exposure

Model A

Model Ba

Model Cb

Comorbidity Groups

ACEs

OR (95% CI)

p-value

OR (95% CI)

p-value

OR (95% CI)

p-value

0 comorbid conditions (ref.)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1–2 comorbid conditions

0 to 1 ACEs

ref

-

ref

-

-

-

 

2 to 4 ACEs

0.8 (0.6 – 1.2)

.48

0.9 (0.6 – 1.3)

.73

0.9 (0.6 – 1.3)

.75

 

5 to 9 ACEs

0.9 (0.6 – 1.4)

.90

1.1 (0.7 – 1.6)

.55

1.1 (0.7 – 1.6)

.52

 

 ≥ 10 ACEs

1.1 (0.6 – 1.9)

.68

1.0 (0.6 – 1.9)

.75

1.1 (0.6 – 1.9)

.70

 ≥ 3 comorbid conditions

0 to 1 ACEs

ref

-

ref

-

ref

-

 

2 to 4 ACEs

1.0 (0.6 – 1.8)

.74

1.2 (0.7 – 2.1)

.45

1.2 (0.7 – 2.2)

.42

 

5 to 9 ACEs

1.2 (0.7 – 2.3)

.40

1.7 (0.9 – 3.3)

.09

1.8 (0.9 – 3.4)

.07

 

 ≥ 10 ACEs

2.7 (1.3 – 6.0)

.01

2.7 (1.2 – 6.3)

.01

2.9 (1.2 – 6.8)

.01

  1. Note. ACEs Adverse childhood experiences, OR Odds Ratio, CI Confidence Interval
  2. Estimates adjusted for age, race, sex, cohort, and past six-month income and homelessness
  3. Estimates additionally adjusted for HIV and anti-HCV status, and past six-month injection drug use. Estimates are based on the use of robust standard errors