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. 2008 Aug;98(8):1430–1437. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.120741

TABLE 1—

Characteristics of Male and Female Injection Drug Users, by Clustering Variables: Winnipeg, Manitoba, 2003–2004

Cluster
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Total
Men
    Total, no. 29 18 36 43 46 28 35 235
    Drugs used, % Cocaine, 100.0 Cocaine, 83.3; crack, 100.0 Cocaine, 63.9; CM, 41.7 Morphine, 95.4; cocaine, 90.7 Morphine, 91.3; cocaine, 41.3 T&R, 100.0; cocaine, 96.4 T&R, 94.3
    Engaged in drug sharing, % 3.5 0.0 2.8 34.9 4.4 3.6 31.4 13.7
    Aboriginal ethnicity, % 100.0 61.1 0.0 23.3 45.7 96.4 74.3 52.8
Women
    Total, no. 32 23 16 37 13 19 39 179
    Drugs, % used Cocaine, 100.0 Crack, 100; cocaine, 73.9 CM, 62.5; cocaine, 50.0 Morphine, 86.5; cocaine, 67.6 Dilaudid, 100.0; morphine, 76.9 Cocaine, 100.0; T&R, 100.0 T&R, 100.0
    Engaged in drug sharing, % 0.0 0.0 68.8 27.0 15.4 31.6 23.1 21.1
    Aboriginal ethnicity, % 100.0 82.7 25.0 75.7 7.7 100.0 97.4 78.8

Note. CM = crystal methamphetamine; T&R = Talwin and Ritalin. Values are percentages of individuals within a cluster showing a given characteristic.