Table 1 Univariate analysis of factors associated with malnutrition among a cohort of street-involved youth (n = 509)
From: Methamphetamine use and malnutrition among street-involved youth
| Â | Being at risk of malnutrition in the last six months | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic* | No ( n = 404) | Yes ( n = 105) | Total | OR | 95% CI | p value |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Median (and IQR) | 21.8 (19.8 - 23.7) | 22.7 (20.7 - 24.3) |  | 1.10 | (1.01 - 1.19) | 0.024 |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Male | 284 (70.3) | 76 (72.4) | 360 |  |  |  |
   Female | 120 (29.7) | 29 (27.6) | 149 | 0.90 | (0.56 - 1.46) | 0.676 |
Caucasian ethnicity | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   No | 129 (31.2) | 25 (23.8) | 154 |  |  |  |
   Yes | 275 (68.1) | 80 (76.2) | 355 | 1.50 | (0.91 - 2.46) | 0.107 |
Injecting in public | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   No | 318 (78.7) | 74 (70.5) | 392 |  |  |  |
   Yes | 86 (21.3) | 31 (29.5) | 117 | 1.55 | (0.96 - 2.51) | 0.074 |
Requiring help injecting | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   No | 378 (93.6) | 97 (92.4) | 475 |  |  |  |
   Yes | 26 (6.4) | 8 (7.6) | 34 | 1.20 | (0.53 - 2.73) | 0.665 |
Non-injection crystal methamphetamine use | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   No | 237 (58.7) | 49 (46.7) | 286 |  |  |  |
   Yes | 167 (41.3) | 56 (53.3) | 223 | 1.62 | (1.05 - 2.49) | 0.027 |
Crack use | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   No | 180 (44.5) | 34 (32.4) | 214 |  |  |  |
   Yes | 224 (55.5) | 71 (67.6) | 295 | 1.68 | (1.07 - 2.64) | 0.024 |
Injection crystal methamphetamine use | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   No | 334 (82.7) | 78 (74.3) | 412 |  |  |  |
   Yes | 70 (17.3) | 27 (25.7) | 97 | 1.65 | (0.99 - 2.75) | 0.051 |
Injection heroin use | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   No | 330 (81.7) | 76 (72.4) | 406 |  |  |  |
   Yes | 74 (18.3) | 29 (27.6) | 103 | 1.70 | (1.04 - 2.80) | 0.035 |
Injection cocaine use | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   No | 364 (90.1) | 96 (91.4) | 460 |  |  |  |
   Yes | 40 (9.9) | 9 (8.6) | 49 | 0.85 | (0.40 - 1.82) | 0.681 |
Non-injection opiate use | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   No | 382 (94.6) | 96 (91.4) | 478 |  |  |  |
   Yes | 22 (5.5) | 9 (8.6) | 31 | 1.63 | (0.73 - 3.65) | 0.233 |