Table 1.
Baseline characteristics stratified by gender (n = 1017)
| Characteristic | Male 686 (67.5%) | Female 331 (32.5%) |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age (IQR) | 43 (36–49) | 38 (30–45) | <0.001 |
| LGBT | 28 (4) | 60 (18) | <0.001 |
| Caucasian | 481 (70) | 171 (52) | <0.001 |
| Unstable housing | 484 (71) | 199 (60) | <0.001 |
| In a stable relationshipA | 179 (26) | 147 (44) | <0.001 |
| ≥ Daily non-injection crack useB | 247 (36) | 175 (53) | <0.001 |
| ≥ Daily non-injection CM useB,C | 4 (1) | 3 (1) | 0.560 |
| ≥ Daily heroin injectionB,C | 199 (29) | 111 (34) | 0.142 |
| ≥ Daily cocaine injectionB,C | 57 (8) | 29 (9) | 0.808 |
| ≥ Daily CM injectionB | 21 (3) | 5 (2) | 0.142 |
| ≥ Daily binge drug useB | 227 (33) | 117 (35) | 0.476 |
| Sex work involvementB | 14 (2) | 134 (40) | <0.001 |
| Experience of violenceB | 165 (24) | 78 (24) | 0.864 |
| CES-D scores ≥ 22 | 293 (43) | 197 (60) | <0.001 |
Pearson χ2 test was used.
IQR, interquartile range; LGBT, lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender; CM, crystal methamphetamine; CES-D, Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale
A
Legally married/common law/regular partner.
B
Refers to the 6-month period before the interview.