Table 1.
Univariate associations of sociodemographic characteristics and drug use comparing female to male HIV-negative methamphetamine users in San Diego, CA, 2001–2005
| Characteristic | All (N=452) | Women (N=146) | Men (N=306) | Reference = Men | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | (n) | % | (n) | % | (n) | OR | 95%CI | |
| Mean Age in years (SD)* | 36.6 | (9.9) | 35.4 | (10.1) | 37.1 | (9.7) | 0.98 | (0.96,1.00) |
| Race: Caucasian (vs. other minority) | 49.3 | (223) | 45.2 | (66) | 51.3 | (157) | 0.78 | n.s. |
| Education: ≤ High school (vs. ≥ College) | 58.0 | (260) | 59.3 | (86) | 57.4 | (174) | 0.92 | n.s. |
| Marital Status | 1.72 | (1.35,2.19) | ||||||
| Married: Yes (vs. No) | 8.4 | (37) | 10.4 | (15) | 7.4 | (22) | ||
| Divorced/Separated: Yes (vs. No) | 35.9 | (159) | 45.8 | (66) | 31.1 | (93) | ||
| Never Married: Yes (vs. No) | 55.8 | (247) | 43.8 | (63) | 61.5 | (184) | ||
| Mean Grams of MA Used Last 30 days (SD)* | 9.4 | (17.4) | 10.3 | (21.6) | 9.0 | (15.1) | 1.00 | n.s. |
| Mean # of Days of MA Use Last 30 days (SD)* | 14.6 | (9.1) | 16.4 | (9.0) | 13.7 | (9.0) | 1.03 | (1.01,1.06) |
| Injection Drug Use: Ever (vs. Never) | 29.9 | (136) | 27.4 | (40) | 30.4 | (93) | 0.86 | n.s. |
| Share needles: Ever (vs. Never) | 49.2 | (63) | 61.5 | (24) | 43.8 | (39) | 1.61 | (1.01,2.42) |
*
Values for these characteristics are in the form of Mean (SD) instead of % (n).
Abbreviations: SD = standard deviation; n.s. = not significant (95%CI includes 1.0); OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval