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Table 3 Group #2: Older IDUs with chronic wounds compared to older IDUs without wounds

From: Self-care and risk reduction habits in older injection drug users with chronic wounds: a cross-sectional study

 

A. univariate (N = 79)

B. multivariatea(N = 72)

OR

95% CI

p

OR

95% CI

p

Trading sex for money

      

 No

Ref

  

Ref

  

 Yes

3.3

1.1 – 10.0

0.039*

2.3

0.4 – 13.9

0.346

Participating in drug treatment program

      

 No

Ref

  

Ref

  

 Yes

3.4

1.0 – 10.8

0.043*

3.2

0.8 – 12.9

0.098

Injecting into leg

      

 No

Ref

  

Ref

  

 Yes

4.4

1.5 – 13.4

0.008*

3.2

0.7 – 13.4

0.120

Injecting into neck

      

 No

Ref

  

Ref

  

 Yes

8.4

1.4 – 50.7

0.020*

4.9

0.4 – 58.3

0.212

Using cigarette filters to draw up drug

      

 No

Ref

  

Ref

  

 Yes

0.2

0.03 – 0.7

0.018*

0.1

0.01 – 0.9

0.044*

  1. Abbreviations: IDUs injection drug users, OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval.
  2. aVariables with at least one category with p ≤ 0.050 at the univariate level were included in the multivariate model.
  3. *p ≤ 0.05.