Table 3 Correlates of HCV antibody-positive serostatus among young adult PWID (n = 347)
|  | HCV− | HCV+ | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | OR p value | AOR (95% CI) | AOR p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | 264 (71) | 101 (29) | – | – | – | – |
Injected POs (lifetime) | ||||||
 No | 117 (48) | 22 (22) | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
 Yes | 129 (52) | 79 (78) | 3.26 (1.91–5.56) | < 0.01 | 2.28 (1.26–4.13) | < 0.01 |
Gender | ||||||
 Male | 89 (64) | 138 (68) | Ref | Ref |  |  |
 Female | 50 (36) | 66 (32) | 1.01 (0.62–1.65) | 0.96 | – | – |
Race/ethnicity | ||||||
 Latino/a | 46 (19) | 18 (18) | Ref | Ref |  |  |
 White | 181 (74) | 75 (74) | 1.06 (0.58–1.94) | 0.85 | – | – |
 Non-Latino and non-White | 17 (7) | 8 (8) | 1.20 (0.44–3.27) | 0.13 | – | – |
Household income growing up (annual) | ||||||
 $0–50 k | 89 (38) | 36 (43) | Ref | Ref |  |  |
 $51–100 k | 79 (34) | 33 (39) | 1.03 (0.59–1.81) | 0.91 |  |  |
 > $100 k | 65 (28) | 15 (18) | 0.57 (0.28–1.13) | 0.11 |  |  |
Homeless (lifetime) | ||||||
 No | 92 (37) | 11 (11) | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
 Yes | 154 (63) | 89 (89) | 4.83 (2.46–9.52) | < 0.01 | 3.30 (1.62–6.71) | < 0.01 |
Number people shared syringes (past 12 months) | ||||||
 0 | 155 (67) | 45 (46) | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
 1 | 59 (25) | 28 (28) | 1.64 (0.94–2.86) | 0.08 | 1.16 (0.61–2.18) | 0.65 |
 2 or more | 18 (8) | 26 (26) | 4.98 (2.50–9.88) | < 0.01 | 2.16 (0.96–4.87) | 0.06 |
Number people shared cookers (past 12 months) | ||||||
 0 | 108 (47) | 24 (24) | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
 1 | 53 (23) | 17 (17) | 1.44 (0.72–2.92) | 0.31 | 1.38 (0.63–3.02) | 0.41 |
 2 or more | 70 (30) | 58 (59) | 3.73 (2.12–6.55) | < 0.01 | 2.52 (1.31–4.83) | < 0.01 |