Table 2.

Logistic regression of factors associated with having an abscess

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