Table 1.
Characteristics of injection drug users by history of femoral injection
| No femoral | Femoral | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number (%) | Number (%) | Number (%) | |
| Total | 148 (59.7) | 100 (40.3) | 248 (100%) |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 94 (64.0) | 70 (70.0) | 164 (66.4) |
| Female | 52 (35.4) | 30 (30.0) | 82 (33.2) |
| Transgender | 1 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.4) |
| Age* | |||
| Under 25 | 46 (31.5) | 26 (26.3) | 72 (29.4) |
| 26–30 | 24 (16.4) | 24 (24.2) | 48 (19.6) |
| 31–45 | 31 (21.2) | 32 (32.3) | 63 (25.7) |
| Over 45 | 45 (30.8) | 17 (17.2) | 62 (25.3) |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| White | 108 (73.0) | 85 (85.9) | 193 (78.1) |
| African-American | 6 (4.1) | 4 (4.0) | 10 (4.1) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 6 (4.1) | 3 (3.0) | 9 (3.6) |
| Native American | 10 (6.8) | 3 (3.0) | 13 (5.3) |
| Latino | 11 (7.4) | 1 (1.0) | 12 (4.9) |
| Mixed | 7 (4.7) | 3 (3.0) | 10 (4.1) |
| Drug of Choice (sum exceeds 100%) | |||
| Opiates*** | 116 (80.0) | 94 (95.9) | 210 (86.4) |
| Cocaine | 34 (23.5) | 22 (22.5) | 56 (23.1) |
| Methamphetamine* | 24 (16.6) | 7 (7.1) | 31 (12.8) |
| Other | 21 (8.6) | ||
| Length of time injecting (in quartiles) | |||
| 1 month to 2 years | 58 (39.2) | 19 (19.9) | 77 (31.2) |
| 2.5 to 6 years | 22 (14.9) | 27 (27.3) | 50 (20.2) |
| 7 to 15 years | 38 (25.7) | 28 (28.3) | 67 (27.1) |
| 16 to 48 years | 30 (20.3) | 25 (25.3) | 53 (21.5) |
| Ever muscled** | |||
| No | 73 (50.7) | 32 (33.3) | 105 (43.8) |
| Yes | 71 (49.3) | 64 (66.7) | 135 (56.3) |
*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001