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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Drug Alcohol Depend. 2011 Jan 11;116(1-3):64–71. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2010.11.025

Table 4.

Odds ratio estimates of correlates of not cleaning needles with bleach at last injection among past-year IDUs: data from the 2005–2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health

Covariate Unadjusted odds ratio Adjusted odds ratioa
OR 95% CI aOR 95% CI
Age
 18–25 1.0 1.0
 26–34 0.74 (0.38, 1.45) 0.83 (0.41, 1.66)
 35+ 0.82 (0.41, 1.64) 0.70 (0.36, 1.36)
Sex
 Male 1.0 1.0
 Female 0.60 (0.31, 1.04) 0.57 (0.32, 1.01)
Race
 White 1.0 1.0
 Non-White 1.13 (0.44, 2.92) 1.18 (0.50, 2.78)
Education Attainment
 HS or greater 1.0 1.0
 < HS 0.50 (0.23, 1.08) 0.50 (0.24, 1.03)
Population Density
 Not in a CBSA 1.0 1.0
 <1 million people 1.76 (0.85, 3.63) 1.66 (0.74, 3.71)
 1 million people+ 1.28 (0.55, 2.95) 1.27 (0.53, 3.02)
Marital Status
 Single 1.0 1.0
 Married 0.43 (0.17, 1.08) 0.42 (0.17, 1.05)
Injecting Heroin in the Past Year
 No 1.0 1.0
 Yes 0.89 (0.43, 1.85) 0.75 (0.34, 1.63)
Injecting Cocaine in the Past Year
 No 1.0 1.0
 Yes 0.94 (0.47, 1.88) 0.94 (0.50, 1.78)
Injecting Methamphetamine in the Past Year
 No 1.0 1.0
 Yes 0.93 (0.46, 1.84) 1.08 (0.49, 2.37)
Injecting Other Stimulants in the Past Year
 No 1.0 1.0
 Yes 0.63 (0.26, 1.51) 0.61 (0.25, 1.51)
Number of Drugs Injected in the Past Year
 1 1.0 1.0
 2+ 0.68 (0.35, 1.31) 0.68 (0.33, 1.38)
Crack Cocaine Use in the Past Year
 No 1.0 1.0
 Yes 2.14 (1.07, 4.31) 2.18 (1.10, 4.33)
a

Odds ratio is adjusted for age, sex, race/ethnicity, education attainment, and survey year.