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Table 1 Demographics

From: Predictors of skin and soft tissue infections among sample of rural residents who inject drugs

Variable

History of skin and soft tissue infection

Total

Yes

No

n = 80

(n = 18)

(n = 62)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

 

Sex

 Male

7 (38.9)

41 (66.1)

48 (60.0)

 Female

11 (61.1)

21 (33.9)

32 (40.0)

Age

   

 18–29

4 (22.2)

17 (27.4)

21 (26.3)

 30–39

7 (38.9)

27 (43.5)

34 (42.5)

 40–49

6 (33.3)

9 (14.5)

15 (18.8)

 50–59

1 (5.6)

8 (12.9)

9 (11.3)

 60 + 

0 (0.0)

1 (1.6)

1 (1.3)

Race

   

 Caucasian

14 (77.8)

48 (77.4)

62 (77.5)

 African American

2 (11.1)

2 (3.2)

4 (5.0)

 American Indian

1 (5.6)

10 (16.1)

11 (13.8)

 Mixed race

1 (5.6)

2 (3.2)

3 (3.8)

Education

   

 Less than high school

3 (16.7)

12 (19.4)

15 (18.8)

 High school diploma or GED

8 (44.4)

23 (37.1)

31(38.8)

 Some college

7 (38.9)

22 (35.5)

29 (36.3)

 Associate’s degree

0 (0.0)

4 (6.5)

4 (5.0)

 Bachelor’s degree or higher

0 (0.0)

1 (1.6)

1 (1.3)

Homelessness (past 6 months)

   

 Yes

11 (61.1)

41 (66.1)

52 (65.0)

 No

7 (38.9)

21 (33.9)

28 (35.0)

Health insurance

   

 Private or commercial

0 (0.0)

5 (8.1)

5 (6.3)

 Medicaid

9 (50.0)

31 (50.0)

40 (50.0)

 Medicaid expansion (ACA)

0 (0.0)

3 (4.8)

3 (3.8)

 Medicare

2 (11.1)

0 (0.0)

2 (2.5)

 Other

1 (5.6)

1 (1.6)

2 (2.5)

Drug of choice

   

 Methamphetamine

7 (38.9)

33 (53.2)

40 (50.0)

 Heroin

6 (33.3)

14 (22.6)

20 (25.0)

 Cocaine

2 (11.1)

3 (4.8)

5 (6.3)

 Prescription anxiety drugs

1 (5.6)

4 (6.5)

5 (6.3)

 Methadone

1 (5.6)

1 (1.6)

2 (2.5)

 Opiate pain killers

0 (0.0)

2 (3.2)

2 (2.5)

 Synthetics

0 (0.0)

2 (3.2)

2 (2.5)

 Other

1 (5.6)

2 (3.2)

3 (3.8)