Table 3.

Multivariate logistic regressions predicting past year needle risk among drug injectors in South Florida (N=264)

	[Odds ratio (95% CI) p value]
*Re-used a needle*
Age
18–24	3.118 (1.20, 8.11) .020
25–34	1.020 (.442, 2.35) .964
35–44	2.811 (1.06, 7.49) .039
45+	------ref------------------
Past 90 day Rx Drug Injection¹	1.844 (.992, 3.43) .053
*Re-used a needle without cleaning it*
Age
18–24	3.204 (1.31, 7.83) .011
25–34	1.450 (.622, 3.38) .389
35–44	1.792 (.723, 4.44) .208
45+	------ref-------------------
Past 90 day Rx Drug Injection¹	2.302 (1.30, 4.09) .004
*Let someone else use your needle after you*
Age
18–24	2.869 (1.18, 6.99) .020
25–34	1.617 (.690, 3.79) .269
35–44	1.938 (.780, 4.81) .154
45+	------ref--------------------
Past 90 day Rx Drug Injection¹	1.647 (.928, 2.92) .088
*Used a needle someone else used*
Age
18–24	1.860 (.735, 4.71) .190
25–34	1.329 (.539, 3.28) .537
35–44	1.314 (.500, 3.45) .580
45+	------ref--------------------
Past 90 day Rx Drug Injection¹	1.230 (.672, 2.25) .502

Reference category is “illicit drug injection only”.