TABLE 1—
Baseline Characteristics of Hepatitis C Virus–Infected Participants Who Have Ever Used Injection Drugs (N = 289): CHARM Cohort; Boston, MA; 2000–2006
| Characteristics | Median (Range) or No. (%) |
| Age, y | 45 (24–61) |
| Male | 187 (64.7) |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| White | 84 (29.1) |
| Black | 139 (48.1) |
| Hispanic | 61 (21.1) |
| Other | 5 (1.7) |
| < high-school education | 129 (44.6) |
| Unemployed | 220 (76.1) |
| Married | 27 (9.4) |
| Homeless | 32 (11.1) |
| Ever incarcerated | 228 (78.9) |
| Current cigarette smoking | 229 (79.2) |
| Current alcohol use | |
| Active hazardous drinking | 53 (19.7) |
| Any other alcohol use | 39 (14.5) |
| No current alcohol use | 177 (65.8) |
| Types of drugs ever used | |
| Cocaine | 267 (92.7) |
| Heroin | 273 (94.5) |
| Cocaine and heroin | 251 (87.2) |
| Marijuana | 263 (91.6) |
| Drug treatment ever received | |
| Methadone | 163 (56.8) |
| Other detoxification | 247 (85.8) |
| None | 28 (9.7) |
| History of psychiatric disease | |
| Depression | 149 (54.0) |
| Other | 89 (32.3) |
| None | 103 (37.3) |
Note. CHARM = Hepatitis C, HIV, and Related Morbidity.