Table 1 Baseline characteristics (reported at time of study enrolment) of street-involved youth who report hospitalization during study follow-up: At Risk Youth Study (ARYS), Vancouver, British Columbia, 2005–2016 (n = 1216)
Characteristic | Hospitalized | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Yes (%) (n = 151) | No (%) (n = 1065) | p value | |
Median age, years (IQR) | 22 (20–23) | 22 (20–24) | 0.354 |
Female gender | 54 (35.8) | 326 (30.6) | 0.201 |
Caucasian ethnicity | 102 (67.5) | 717 (67.3) | 0.993 |
Identified as LGBT | 120 (79.5) | 872 (81.9) | 0.301 |
Mental illness history | 91 (60.3) | 542 (50.9) | 0.031* |
Any injection drug use‡ | 54 (35.8) | 348 (32.7) | 0.460 |
Daily heroin use‡ | 24 (15.9) | 112 (10.5) | 0.046* |
Daily prescription opioid use‡ | 6 (4.0) | 36 (3.4) | 0.694 |
Daily crystal meth use‡ | 25 (16.6) | 137 (12.9) | 0.223 |
Daily cocaine use‡ | 8 (5.3) | 29 (2.7) | 0.080 |
Daily crack use‡ | 29 (19.2) | 157 (14.7) | 0.166 |
Non-fatal overdose‡ | 31 (20.5) | 139 (13.1) | 0.015* |
Homeless‡ | 122 (80.8) | 778 (73.1) | 0.052 |
Living in the DTES‡ | 48 (31.8) | 303 (28.5) | 0.397 |
Incarcerated‡ | 27 (17.9) | 190 (17.8) | 0.974 |