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Table 2 Logistic regression of factors associated with having an abscess

From: Prevalence and correlates of abscesses among a cohort of injection drug users

Characteristic

Odds Ratio

95% C.I.

p-value

Gender

   

   (Female vs Male)

1.7

(1.4 – 2.4)

0.002

Frequent cocaine use

   

   (Yes vs No)

1.5

(1.2 – 2.0)

0.002

Recent incarceration

   

   (Yes vs No)

1.7

(1.3 – 2.2)

<0.001

Sex trade involvement

   

   (Yes vs No)

1.5

(1.1 – 2.1)

0.030

HIV serostatus

   

   (Yes vs No)

1.5

(1.2 – 2.0)

0.003