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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Infect Control. 2015 Feb 14;43(4):329–335. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2014.12.024

Table 1.

Summary Statistics of Study Measures

GSS (n=150) Moore (n=350)
Overall sample (n=500) n (%) MRSA-neg (n=136) n (%) MRSA-pos (n=14) n (%) MRSA-neg (n=287) n (%) MRSA-pos (n=63) n (%)
Sex
    Male 330 (66.0) 113 (83.1) 13 (92.9) 173 (60.3) 31 (49.2)
    Female 170 (34.0) 23 (16.9) 1 (7.1) 114 (39.7) 32 (50.8)
Race
    Black 345 (69.0) 36 (26.5) 3 (21.4) 254 (88.5) 52 (82.5)
    Other 13 (2.6) 7 (5.2) 1 (7.1) 4 (1.4) 1 (1.6)
    White 142 (28.4) 93 (68.4) 10 (71.4) 29 (10.1) 10 (15.9)
Education
    No high school/no GED 131 (26.2) 0 (0) 0 (0) 103 (35.9) 28 (44.4)
    High school/GED 143 (28.6) 14 (10.3) 2 (14.3) 109 (38.0) 18 (28.6)
    Some college/ vocational 111 (22.2) 42 (30.9) 5 (35.7) 52 (18.1) 12 (19.1)
    College grad or more 115 (23.0) 80 (58.8) 7 (50.0) 23 (8.0) 5 (7.9)
Yearly Income
    <25000 351 (70.5) 24 (17.9) 3 (21.4) 264 (92.0) 60 (95.2)
    25,001-50,000 62 (12.5) 37 (27.6) 6 (42.9) 17 (5.9) 2 (3.2)
    50,001-75,000 46 (9.2) 36 (26.9) 3 (21.4) 6 (2.1) 1 (1.6)
    >75,000 39 (7.8) 37 (27.6) 2 (14.3) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Been arrested
    Yes 40 (8.0) 4 (2.9) 0 (0) 26 (9.1) 10 (15.9)
    No 460 (92.0) 132 (97.1) 14 (100) 261 (90.9) 53 (84.1)
Hands on customer contact job
    Yes 94 (18.8) 49 (36.0) 4 (28.6) 39 (13.6) 2 (3.2)
    No 406 (81.2) 87 (64.0) 10 (71.4) 248 (86.4) 61 (96.8)
Sexual orientation
    Different sex 315 (63.0) 95 (69.9) 8 (57.1) 69 (24.0) 13 (20.6)
    Same sex/both sexes 185 (37.0) 41 (30.1) 6 (42.9) 218 (76.0) 50 (79.4)
Substance abuse (‘yes’ to street drugs)1
    Yes 253 (50.6) 31 (22.8) 4 (28.6) 173 (60.3) 45 (71.4)
    No 247 (49.4) 105 (77.2) 10 (71.4) 114 (39.7) 18 (28.6)
Sexually active1
    Yes 336 (67.2) 111 (81.6) 11 (78.6) 177 (61.7) 37 (58.7)
    No 164 (32.8) 25 (18.4) 3 (21.4) 110 (38.3) 26 (41.3)
# Sex Partners in last 30 days
    0 220 (44.3) 50 (36.8) 4 (28.6) 133 (46.3) 33 (52.4)
    1 240 (48.3) 70 (51.5) 7 (50.0) 135 (47.0) 28 (44.4)
    2 or more 37 (7.4) 16 (11.8) 3 (21.4) 16 (5.7) 2 (3.2)
STI2
    Yes 16 (3.2) 8 (5.9) 1 (7.1) 6 (2.1) 1 (1.6)
    No 484 (96.8) 128 (94.1) 13 (92.9) 281 (97.9) 62 (98.4)
Current abscess
    Yes 39 (7.8) 9 (6.6) 2 (14.3) 22 (7.7) 6 (9.5)
    No 461 (92.2) 127 (93.4) 12 (85.7) 265 (92.3) 57 (90.5)
Prior Abscess1
    Yes 67 (13.4) 16 (11.8) 2 (14.3) 38 (13.2) 11 (17.5)
    No 433 (86.6) 120 (88.2) 12 (85.7) 249 (86.8) 52 (82.5)
Hospitalized1
    Yes 142 (28.5) 25 (18.4) 2 (14.3) 85 (29.7) 30 (47.6)
    No 357 (71.5) 111 (81.6) 12 (85.7) 201 (70.3) 33 (52.4)
On isolation3
    Yes 86 (17.3) 17 (12.8) 2 (14.3) 55 (19.2) 12 (19.0)
    No 410 (82.7) 116 (87.2) 12 (85.7) 231 (80.8) 51 (81.0)
HIV Medication
    Yes 430 (86.7) 125 (92.6) 14 (100) 242 (84.9) 49 (79.0)
    No 66 (13.3) 10 (7.4) 0 (0) 43 (15.1) 13 (21.0)
On prophylaxis4
    Yes 86 (17.3) 11 (8.1) 0 (0) 59 (20.8) 16 (25.4)
    No 411 (82.7) 125 (91.9) 14 (100) 225 (79.2) 47 (74.6)
Viral Load
    Undetectable 367 (73.4) 115 (84.6) 14 (100.0) 196 (68.3) 42 (66.7)
    Detectable 133 (26.6) 21 (15.4) 0 (0) 91 (31.7) 21 (33.3)
CD4
    <200 58 (11.6) 5 (3.7) 0 (0) 42 (14.6) 11 (17.5)
    201-350 92 (18.4) 20 (14.7) 0 (0) 55 (19.2) 17 (27.0)
    351-500 113 (22.6) 27 (19.9) 6 (42.9) 69 (24.0) 11 (17.4)
    >500 237 (47.4) 84 (61.8) 8 (57.1) 121 (42.2) 24 (38.1)

Missing: Hospitalized n=1; Isolation n=4; Prophylaxis n=3; Income n=2; HIV Meds n=4; number of sex partners in 30 days n=3

1

Within previous 12 months.

2

Within previous 6 months.

3

On any type of isolation during any previous hospitalization.

4

Prophylaxis for HIV-associated opportunistic infections includes any use of: trimethoprim/sulfamethoxezole; dapsone; azithromycin; fluconazole.